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But Canada is just cold Australia, why would they want to hurt us?! They scream cyber attack every time any of their services see a small uptick in usage, like

by sk0g 6y ago

But Canada is just cold Australia, why would they want to hurt us?! They scream cyber attack every time any of their services see a small uptick in usage, like the social services website Centrelink did, when the lockdown/ job losses started. I'm going to assume it's incompetence on their side, for now. EDIT: 95,000 users is all it took, apparently: https://www.itnews.com.au/news/minister-backflips-on-mygov-ddos-attack-claim-539704 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/minister-backflips-on-mygov-d... Some further information here: https://www.cyber.gov.au/threats/advisory-2020-008-copy-paste-compromises-tactics-techniques-and-procedures-used-target-multiple-australian-networks https://www.cyber.gov.au/threats/advisory-2020-008-copy-past...

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google234123 6y ago
Or... China is actually up-happy about people pointing out it's use of disinformation and economic coercion amidst COVID-19.
- sk0g 6y ago
  Looking into it more, ACSC has posted a serious advisory [0], so it might be real this time. It's not a good look when the government screams cyber attack willy nilly though, because people get jaded, and think it's rather their own incompetence, again. [0] https://www.cyber.gov.au/threats/advisory-2020-008-copy-paste-compromises-tactics-techniques-and-procedures-used-target-multiple-australian-networks https://www.cyber.gov.au/threats/advisory-2020-008-copy-past...
  - google234123 6y ago
    That maybe true but joking that Canada may be behind this when China is well known for this type of behavior is disingenuous.
    - sk0g 6y ago
      I didn't think most people would take my suggestion of Canada seriously. Obviously if it is actually a nation state, there's about a 90% chance it's China, considering all the statements they've put out regarding oz and the government recently.
    - bigiain 6y ago
      If you didn't laugh out loud at that, you clearly do not know many Australians (or probably Canadians either...)
      - sk0g 6y ago
        Oath! I didn't want to assume where they were from, but it's definitely not Australia haha. Canadians go alright, but they're dangerously close to USA
manch23 6y ago
Incompetence would be a pretty safe bet given the track record of the current government I would think.

by sk0g 6y ago

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google234123 6y ago

Or... China is actually up-happy about people pointing out it's use of disinformation and economic coercion amidst COVID-19.

sk0g 6y ago
Looking into it more, ACSC has posted a serious advisory [0], so it might be real this time. It's not a good look when the government screams cyber attack willy nilly though, because people get jaded, and think it's rather their own incompetence, again. [0] https://www.cyber.gov.au/threats/advisory-2020-008-copy-paste-compromises-tactics-techniques-and-procedures-used-target-multiple-australian-networks https://www.cyber.gov.au/threats/advisory-2020-008-copy-past...
- google234123 6y ago
  That maybe true but joking that Canada may be behind this when China is well known for this type of behavior is disingenuous.
  - sk0g 6y ago
    I didn't think most people would take my suggestion of Canada seriously. Obviously if it is actually a nation state, there's about a 90% chance it's China, considering all the statements they've put out regarding oz and the government recently.
  - bigiain 6y ago
    If you didn't laugh out loud at that, you clearly do not know many Australians (or probably Canadians either...)
    - sk0g 6y ago
      Oath! I didn't want to assume where they were from, but it's definitely not Australia haha. Canadians go alright, but they're dangerously close to USA

manch23 6y ago

Incompetence would be a pretty safe bet given the track record of the current government I would think.