Australia warns about rising threat of state-backed Chinese hackers
Tensions simmering between Australia and China, despite a recent thaw in relations. Beijing has criticised a new report released by Canberra, which accused a state-backed Chinese hacker group of conducting malicious cyber operations for China. The APT40 hacking group was singled out for stealing passwords and usernames from two unnamed Australian networks in 2022. The report highlighted that the group still poses a threat to Australia's infrastructure. Roger Maynard reports.
Tensions simmering between Australia and China, despite a recent thaw in relations. Beijing has criticised a new report released by Canberra, which accused a state-backed Chinese hacker group of conducting malicious cyber operations for China. The APT40 hacking group was singled out for stealing passwords and usernames from two unnamed Australian networks in 2022. The report highlighted that the group still poses a threat to Australia's infrastructure. Roger Maynard reports.