Australia Officially Calls Out Russia Over Cyber Attack

Australia Officially Calls Out Russia Over Cyber Attack
A Russian flag is seen on a laptop screen in front of a computer screen displaying cyber code. Reuters/Kacper Pempel
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The Australian government has taken a rare step to support the United States and attributed the SolarWinds cyber attack to Russia.

In a statement on April 15, Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Defence Minister Peter Dutton, and Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said that the Australian government joined with international partners to support the United States in holding Russia to account for its harmful cyber campaign against the U.S. software firm, SolarWinds.
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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