Chinese hackers target Ausgtralian government
CHINESE computer hackers have launched targeted attacks on classified Australian government computer networks.
The cyber attacks has prompted an internal review of IT security, Fairfax newspapers report. The federal government will spend $70 million to improve IT security this year, a figure that could be increased after the recent spate of hackings.
The attacks are thought to be part of an international espionage operation to glean intelligence from the western world.
Australian intelligence figures are believed to be concerned at a growing level of industrial espionage.
