Scott Morrison reveals foreign government hackers targeted Liberal, Labor and National parties in attack on Parliament's servers
ABCAustralia's major political parties have been targeted during a cyber attack by a foreign government on the Australian Parliament's servers. Key points: The Liberal, Labor and National parties were targeted in the February 8 attack Authorities are yet to detect any evidence of electoral interference from the hack PM Scott Morrison says a "sophisticated state actor" is responsible But Prime Minister Scott Morrison said investigations into the recent hack were yet to find any evidence of electoral interference. "Our cyber experts believe that a sophisticated state actor is responsible for this malicious activity," Mr Morrison told Parliament. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said Labor and the Coalition had a "joint obligation" to protect Australia's democracy and national security. In the wake of the breach, cyber security experts warned an attack on a foreign parliament would be the "crown jewels" for state-sanctioned hackers.
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