{"id":346763,"date":"2011-03-29T08:48:25","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T08:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/29\/australian-pms-computer-hacked\/"},"modified":"2011-03-29T08:48:25","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T08:48:25","slug":"australian-pms-computer-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/29\/australian-pms-computer-hacked\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian PM’s computer ‘hacked’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n 29 March 2011<\/span>
\nLast updated at <\/span>04:48 ET<\/span>
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s parliamentary computer and those of at least two senior ministers are suspected of being hacked, according to a newspaper report. <\/p>\n

The government was alerted to the security breach by a US intelligence tip-off, Sydney’s Daily Telegraph said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is reported that several thousand emails may have been accessed from the computers of at least 10 ministers.<\/p>\n

The Australian authorities have refused to confirm or deny on the reports.<\/p>\n

The cyber attacks are believed to have targeted the Australian Parliament House email network, the less secure of two networks used by MPs.<\/p>\n

Among the computers allegedly breached were those belonging to Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Defence Minister Stephen Smith.<\/p>\n

Reports suggest the hackers may have been trying to access information on Australia’s lucrative mining industry.<\/p>\n

Sydney’s Daily Telegraph quoted four unnamed government sources as saying Chinese intelligence agencies were among a number of suspected hackers.<\/p>\n

The government says it will not comment on specific intelligence matters.<\/p>\n

However, Attorney-General Robert McClelland said that the Australian authorities were “constantly strengthening cyber security measures”.<\/p>\n

The US recently said China’s cyber-warfare capabilities were formidable, though China routinely denies hacking claims.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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