Australia’s cyber security chiefs are investigating whether a major outage of IT services at Parliament House is a cyber attack.
Government sources have told news.com.au that there are fears Australia’s parliamentary IT system is under attack from a foreign actor - which could include China.
News.com.au has contacted spy agency the Australian Signals Directorate and the Department of Parliamentary Services for comment.
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In an email to parliamentary staff on Sunday, the Department of Parliamentary Services has confirmed the matter is being urgently investigated.
“An ICT outage is currently affecting various ICT services including email, calendar and contacts on smart phones and tablets,’’ the statement said.
“Email, calendar events and contacts that are already stored on your devices should remain accessible.
“Support teams are currently investigating.”
Labor’s home affairs spokesman Kristina Keneally confirmed that Labor was seeking an urgent briefing on the matter.
“I wouldn’t want to speculate on that. We are seeking a briefing from the Government on the issue.”
It follows a major attack on Nine Entertainment Co over the weekend which has sought the assistance of the Australian Signals Directorate after it was hit on Sunday morning taking programs off air.
Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie told news.com.au the outage was under investigation.
“The issue relates to an external provider, and once the issue was detected the connection to government systems was cut immediately as a precaution,” he said.
“The Australian Cyber Security Centre has been in contact with DPS and is providing support and continuing to monitor the situation.
“This is a timely reminder that Australians cannot be complacent about their cyber security. Cyber security is a team effort and a shared responsibility. It is vital that Australian businesses and organisations are alert to this threat and take the necessary steps to ensure our digital sovereignty.
“The government acted quickly, and we have the best minds in the world working to ensure Australia remains the most secure place to operate online.”
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