Crippling Cyber Attack on Australian Media Network Could Be Politically Motivated

The Nine logo is seen on the outside of their offices on July 26, 2018, in Melbourne, Australia. Scott Barbour/Getty Images

The cybersecurity director at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute has said that the cyberattack on the Nine Network on Sunday could have been politically motivated.

Fergus Hanson, cybersecurity director at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, told Nine that while the attack appeared to be a ransomware attack, no ransom was demanded.