Russian hackers targeted ABC, information security analyst says
THE ABC is investigating claims that one of its websites was hacked by Russian cybercriminals in 2011.
Information security analyst Patrick Gray first published the claim on his blog, risky.biz, saying cybercrooks obtained information from an ABC database, including an encrypted staff password, around October 2011. An ABC spokesman told AAP today that the corporation is investigating the allegation.
It comes after one of the ABC's program sites was hacked yesterday and the personal details of almost 50,000 users were published online. A European activist has claimed responsibility for the incident and said it was in retaliation for the ABC airing an interview with Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders on February 13, ahead of his Australian tour.
