Spy agencies sounded the alarm to the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison last night to alert the nation to prepare for more cyber attacks that China is suspected of masterminding.
Government sources have confirmed that the trigger for today’s announcement was a warning from spy agencies that given the increasing tempo of attacks that companies and state governments needed to prepare and safeguard IT systems.
As a result, the Prime Minister rang state premiers last night alerting the leaders to the increased level of attacks and to expect more in the weeks ahead, not to advise them of a single attack that was imminent or under way.
The official advice that the Defence Minister Linda Reynolds pointed Australian companies to states that state governments, medical researchers and essential services were now coming under sustained and regular attack.
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