Australian government agencies have been on the defensive after a series of successful cyber attacks that have left them red-faced and scrambling to maintain critical services. New South Wales government was caught flat-footed in late April after a successful phishing attack allowed an external hacker to access the email accounts of 47 staff members. The government was forced to suspend a COVID-19-related Australian Taxation Office scheme providing early access to individuals superannuation funds after revelations that the compromise of a third-party agent for the scheme had facilitated fraud.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3544868/australian-government-faces-epidemic-of-breaches.html