Tag: China Cyber Attack

Hackers Minutes Away From Crippling Australian Electrical Grid

December 8, 2021
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Up to three million Australian homes were minutes away from losing power after a major energy network was hit by a ransomware attack from hackers in November. Queensland’s CS Energy was subjected to a sustained ransomware attack on Nov. 27, in what the chief executive officer has described as a worryingly accelerating trend. The attack…

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Canada Joins Allies in Blaming China for Massive Attack on Email Servers

July 19, 2021
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OTTAWA—Canada is joining the United States and other allies in blaming China for a massive cyber attack that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year. The attack saw hackers exploit weaknesses in Microsoft Exchange email servers, with an estimated 400,000 servers compromised by March. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Minister…

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