[Jpost] The Australian government was targeted by Tehran-based hackers, American security firm Fireeye said.Iranian hackers launched a cyber-attack against the Australian parliament with the intention to harm the Five Eyes Alliance [FVEY], the secret service alliance between five English speaking countries: the US, the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, American security firm FireEye reported on Friday night.
Based on the style of the Friday morning attack, FireEye claimed it was connected to a technology firm called Mabna Institute which is connected to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Australian media reported that the attack "was sophisticated this time around" and that all passwords in parliament computers were changed for safety.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation [ABC] reported that China is also a possible suspect of the attack.
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