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WA Parliamentary Email Network

1 Mar 2021 · WA · Government & Public Sector
Phishing MEDIUM ✓ Verified

What happened

A highly targeted phishing and credential harvesting campaign penetrated the Western Australian Parliamentary corporate email network. The cyber espionage operation occurred directly during the state election window, raising national security concerns (Suspected China).

Incident details

Organisation
WA Parliamentary Email Network
Date
1 Mar 2021
Attack type
Phishing
Severity
MEDIUM
Sector
Government & Public Sector
State
WA
Records affected
Unknown
Threat actor
State-Sponsored

Source

abc.net.au ↗
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