Re: China Must get It's Come-uppance?
After the Government's announcement today of malicious state-backed cyber activity directed at Australia, some have pointed the finger at China. But why and how can we be sure?
The online targeting of government agencies, infrastructure and business is in many ways the state of play in 2020, and has reportedly increased during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Prime Minister Scotty from Marketing said his announcement today aimed to "simply raise awareness" of such risks.
"Cyber attacks" on Australian government and industry bodies are most likely being directed by China's premier intelligence agency in retaliation for banning telco Huawei from the 5G network, experts have told the ABC.
In August 2018, the Australian Government banned Huawei and other companies from involvement in Australia's 5G network.
The ABC spoke to two former Australian officials who confirmed that the Huawei ban sparked the malicious cyber campaign. Both spoke on condition of anonymity given the sensitive nature of the story.
One of the former officials said evidence suggested the attackers may be linked to China's most powerful intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security (MSS).
However, cyber security researcher Robert Potter — who has spent years investigating MSS intrusions around the world and has previously attributed breaches to them — said the low level of sophistication of the attacks made attribution difficult.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-...gency/12374374