Austrlian Prime Minister Scott Morrison makes a statement on cybersecurity in the House of Representatives on Feb. 18. (Mick Tsikas/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)CANBERRA, Australia — A “sophisticated state actor” was behind a cyberattack on the Australian Parliament’s computing network that also affected the network of major political parties, the prime minister said Monday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison did not identify the state behind what he described as a “malicious intrusion” on Feb. 8. “Our cyber experts believe that a sophisticated state actor is responsible for this malicious activity,” Morrison told reporters. The Australian Cyber Security Center, the government’s main cyber security agency, had briefed federal and state election authorities, Morrison said.

Source: Washington Post February 18, 2019 04:01 UTC