Compromise of Australian government agencies
Date of report
  • May 2013

Threat actors compromised various Australian government ministries for the purposes of espionage. Threat actors allegedly infiltrated blueprints of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization’s new headquarters.

Suspected victims
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organization, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Department of Defense, Department of Foreign Affairs, and Trade
Suspected state sponsor
  • China
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Government
  • Military
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown
Suspected state sponsor response