‘Sophisticated State Actor’ Also Hacked Australia’s Major Political Parties

‘Sophisticated State Actor’ Also Hacked Australia’s Major Political Parties
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at a press conference in Canberra on Aug. 24, 2018. Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the computer networks of political parties were also the targets of a recent foreign-based cyber hack of the parliament.

The computer networks of Australia’s major political parties were also part by a sophisticated cyber attack by a “state actor” that affected the networks of federal parliament, the prime minister has confirmed.

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