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NZ PM checking if Russian hacking hit NZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is checking whether New Zealand has been hit by a fresh wave of global cyber attacks, she says.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at the Chancellery in Berlin at a news conference held with German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday. Photo: AFP / Emmanuele Contini / NurPhoto
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NZ PM checking if Russian hacking hit NZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is checking whether New Zealand has been hit by a fresh wave of global cyber attacks, she says.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at the Chancellery in Berlin at a news conference held with German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday. Photo: AFP / Emmanuele Contini / NurPhoto
21
April, 2018
The
United States, Britain and Australia have said hackers
backed by the Russian government infected computer routers around the
world.
Speaking
in Berlin, Ms Ardern said she was awaiting advice from the GCSB.
"I've,
ah, seen some recent statements out of the US and the UK and I'm
awaiting advice from the GCSB on that but as I say we have attributed
cyber attacks to Russia in the past and it's highly likely that a
number of the issues that we've seen in New Zealand could be
attributed that way in the future," she said.
GCSB
director-general Andrew Hampton said in the agency's annual report in
November that 122 local incidents, about a third of the 396 serious
incidents recorded by the GCSB's National Cyber Security Centre, had
"indicators of connection to foreign intelligence agencies".
He
said Russian state-sponsored hackers were behind some of those
incidents.
"New
Zealand is not immune to the threat of espionage by foreign states or
to foreign efforts to interfere with the normal functioning of
government or the rights of New Zealanders," the report said.
"Such
activities in New Zealand over the past year have included attempts
to access sensitive government and private sector information and
attempts to unduly influence expatriate communities."
The
attacks targeted CISCO routers which form a key part of the internet
infrastructure.
A
warning from British and US officials said the exploits were also
directed other internet network infrastructure including switches,
firewalls and the Network Intrusion Detection System.
It
could be used to mount a future offensive, it warned.
FBI
deputy assistant director Howard Marshall said the attacks were part
of a repeated pattern carried out by the Russian government.
"As
long as this type of activity continues, the FBI will be there to
investigate, identify and unmask the perpetrators, in this case, the
Russian government," he said.
'Up to 400' businesses affected in Australia
The ABC has
reported up to 400 Australian businesses could have been targeted by
suspected Russian state-sponsored cyber attacks.
Its
Cyber Security Minister Angus Taylor said it was important Russia
took responsibility for its actions.
"We
know that they were behind these attacks and that's a very important
escalation," Mr Taylor said.
He
would not be drawn on whether Australia would take further action
against Russia over the attacks.
"The
most important thing at this point is to attribute it. To say we know
where this came from, we are working with our partners … and it's
unacceptable behaviour."
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