ASD says 'sophisticated, state actor' behind Parliament attack
The Australian Signals Directorate has ascertained that hackers who breached the networks of the Australian Parliament and those of three main political parties — Liberal, Labor and National — are nation-state actors, but the agency's director-general, Mike Burgess, has said he cannot name the country involved in a public forum.
Iran or China? Competing claims about actor behind Parliament hack
The Australian Parliament was hacked by a group based in Iran, a hitherto unknown security firm has claimed, adding that the Mabna Institute, which was backing the person or people involved, had also been implicated in attacks on the US and other Western countries.
Infosec pro questions PM's claims about 'sophisticated' attack
An American security professional has questioned whether the attack on the Australian Parliament's network and the systems of the three main political parties were indeed a sophisticated attack sponsored by a nation state as claimed by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
