Australian Intelligence HQ Blueprints Hacked

SandmanWAIX writes "In an embarrassing revelation today it appears as though the blueprints to the new Australian federal intelligence agency ASIO headquarters have been stolen, reportedly by a cyber attack originating from China. Several other governmental departments have been reported as being breached also. The blueprints which have been compromised include the security system, comms network, floor plan and server locations of the new ASIO headquarters located in the Australian capital city, Canberra."

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Re:how long will this behavior be tolerated...

[c0lo]

Maybe the answer is to say "stop carrying out cyber attacks on western nations, stop stealing western intellectual property etc or we will enforce sanctions against Chinese products" Plenty of other countries with low cost base for manufacturers to move to (countries that aren't stealing western IP and government/military secrets)

Maybe the correct answer would be "Let's secure our shit". Highly likely to be a lot cheaper.

Let's put the things in perspective:
- the cost of ASIO's new building between 2007-2012: $631 mils (after 37% budget blow-out - and it's not completed yet).
- the Australia-China bilateral trade value for a single FY (2011-2012): $121.1 billion, Australia's exports to China of over $60 billion.