Australia had been hit by a series of ongoing and sophisticated cyber-attacks which targeted all levels of government.
The government, the industrial sector, political groups, schools, healthcare organizations, essential service providers, and operators of other critical infrastructure had all come under attack.
The nature of the attacks targeting public-facing infrastructure and essential services was to disrupt the country's systems or steal government data.
Source: https://www.itgovernance.co.uk/blog/australian-government-bombarded-by-cyber-attacks
"id": "AUS2494123",
"linkid": "australian-government",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "06/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"
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