Australia alert to targeted cyber attacks

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

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

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.