Bureau of Meteorology in Australia was hacked by 'foreign spies'

It is "likely" state-sponsored hackers successfully stole information from Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), authorities confirmed Wednesday.

A report by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) disclosed new details about an incident in 2015 involving Australia's government weather service.

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In 2015, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) detected "suspicious activity" on two computers within the Bureau's network — an incident that was first reported by the ABC.

In the report, the ASD associated the tools used by the hackers with state-sponsored attacks.  Read more...

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