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October 12, 2016 02:16 am GMT
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Bureau of Meteorology in Australia was hacked by foreign spies
It is "likely" state-sponsored hackers successfully stole information from Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), authorities confirmed Wednesday.
A report by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) disclosed new details about an incident in 2015 involving Australia's government weather service.
In 2015, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) detected "suspicious activity" on two computers within the Bureau's network — an incident that was first reported by the ABC.
In the report, the ASD associated the tools used by the hackers with state-sponsored attacks. Read more...
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