Australia alert to targeted cyber attacks

Stock photo of hacker using a laptop with binary codes in a darkroom Source: Getty

Federal Government officials are pointing the finger at China, after the Prime Minister revealed Australia is being targeted by sophisticated and coordinated cyberattacks.

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It's the latest escalation in tensions between Beijing and Canberra, after Scott Morrison called for a global inquiry into the origins of COVID-19.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison refuses to publicly name the foreign entity responsible for the sustained cyberattacks.