China blamed for Australian parliament hack

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https://www.itnews.com.au/news/china-blamed-for-australian-parliament-hack-531001

By Colin Packham
ITNews.co.au
September 16, 2019

Australian intelligence determined China was responsible for a 
cyber-attack on its national parliament and three largest political 
parties before the general election in May, five people with direct 
knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) concluded in March that China’s 
Ministry of State Security was responsible for the attack, the five people 
said.

The five sources declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the 
issue. Reuters has not reviewed the classified report.

The report, which also included input from the Department of Foreign 
Affairs, recommended keeping the findings secret in order to avoid 
disrupting trade relations with Beijing, two of the people said.

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