ASIC Server Hit by Cyber Security Breach

ASIC Server Hit by Cyber Security Breach
A person delivers a computer payload while working on a laptop during the 11th International Cybersecurity Forum in Lille, France, on Jan. 22, 2019. Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images
Epoch Times Sydney Staff
Daniel Y. Teng
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Australia’s financial services watchdog has suffered a cybersecurity breach forcing it to halt credit applications.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) became aware of the incident on Jan. 15 when unauthorised access to a server containing documents related to credit license applications occured.

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