Australian political parties hit by 'state actor' hack, PM says

Source: BBC

Australian PM Scott Morrison says the country's major political parties and parliament were hit by a "malicious intrusion" on their computer networks.

The activity was carried out by a "sophisticated state actor", he said.

But he added there was "no evidence of any electoral interference". The nation will hold an election within months.

Mr Morrison's comments follow an investigation into the hacking attempt, which was first thought to involve only the parliament's servers.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-47274663

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More than one suspect here, I think - China would have an interest in hacking Australia, as well as Russia.