Australia Condemns Beijing-Backed Cyber Attacks on UK Electoral Roll

The Australian government says its electoral systems have not been impacted.
Australia Condemns Beijing-Backed Cyber Attacks on UK Electoral Roll
The word Pegasus and binary code are displayed on a smartphone which is placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken May 4, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/Reuters
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Australia has joined a chorus of other nations in accusing Beijing of being responsible for cyber attacks that targeted the United Kingdom’s MPs and electoral commission.

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) espionage, particularly in the realm of cyber operations, has become a significant concern for governments, businesses, and individuals around the world.

Jim Birchall
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Jim Birchall has written and edited for several regional New Zealand publications. He was most recently the editor of the Hauraki Coromandel Post.