US EditionASIO boss sounds alarm on ‘devastating, disruptive’ Chinese hacking threat
- ASIO director-general Mike Burgess told an ASIC forum in Melbourne on Wednesday that Chinese state-backed hackers have probed Australia’s infrastructure, costing an estimated $12.5 billion in 2023-24.
- ASIO named two China-linked groups, Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon, which work for Chinese government intelligence and the military and have probed telecommunications networks in Australia and the United States.
- The ASIO chief described the hackers' tradecraft as highly sophisticated and said Volt Typhoon compromised American critical infrastructure networks to pre-position for potential sabotage, Burgess noted.
- Mr Burgess warned Australia had reached the threshold for high-impact sabotage, with modelling showing a week-long disruption costing $6 billion and cyber sabotage $1.1 billion per incident.
- Mr Burgess urged Australian business leaders to harden systems and protect data, warning Chinese penetrations target water, transport, telecommunications, and energy networks, with risks worse than the Optus outage.
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Australia says Chinese hackers probing telecoms, key facilities
SYDNEY — Australia's spy chief said on Wednesday hackers working for China's government and military had probed the country's telecoms network and key infrastructure, warning against the risk of economic disruption from sabotage.
Australian Spy Chief Warns Chinese Hackers Trying to Breach Critical Networks
Australia’s top intelligence chief has accused Chinese state-backed hackers of targeting the nation’s most critical systems, warning that their intent has shifted from “espionage to sabotage.” Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Director-General Mike Burgess said Australia’s economy had lost $12.5 billion in 2023–24 due to espionage and foreign interference. Chinese hacking groups Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon were singled out f…
Spy chief warns of 'disruptive, destructive' Chinese espionage threat
Australia's spy chief has sounded the alarm over threats posed by Chinese and other foreign espionage in Australia.ASIO's Director-General Mike Burgess warned China has been conducting espionage and other disruptive efforts within the country to target communications networks, he told an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) forum in Melbourne this morning.Referencing two Chinese hacking groups called Salt Typhoon and Volt Typh…
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