[ISN] Oz parliamentary network breached

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:18:29 -0600 (CST)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/28/china_hacks_oz_parliament_net/

By Richard Chirgwin
The Register
28th March 2011

In a security breach that presumably now has Chinese spies trawling 
through the kind of letters MPs do their best to deflect or ignore, the 
Australian Parliament House network has been invaded.

The network is not rated as suitable for “sensitive” communications. 
According to News Limited, Australian government officials were alerted 
to the breach by US intelligence, who also seem to have pointed the 
finger at China as the source of the attack.

The Australian government has refused to confirm or deny the breach, nor 
did it confirm to News whether or not ASIO would launch an immediate 
investigation into the incident.

The News report says the attack has compromised the email accounts of 
ten federal ministers, including the PM, providing access to “thousands” 
of emails.

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