Top-Ranked Australian University Hit by Chinese Hackers: Media

Top-Ranked Australian University Hit by Chinese Hackers: Media
Chinese hackers stole personal information on approxiamtely 21.5 million Americans from the computer files of the U.S. government's Office of Personnel Management. Chinamil.com.cn
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SYDNEY—Australia’s top-ranked university on Friday said it had spent several months fighting off a threat to its computer systems, which media said had been compromised by Chinese hackers.

Repeated allegations of hacking and internet spying have contributed to a recent chill in Sino-Australian relations, just as they have long strained ties between the Chinese Communist Party and the United States.