Australians’ stolen usernames and passwords are increasingly being used by cybercriminals to gain access to workplaces, with two in five critical security incidents hitting large companies, governments and academic institutions now coming from compromised accounts or credentials.
China-linked cyber actors are also using Australians’ vulnerable home internet connections and smart devices to create larger networks that conceal their identities when they launch cyberattacks across the world.
The Australian Signals Directorate warned artificial intelligence would accelerate cyber attacks. Credit: Dylan Coker
The warnings are contained in the latest annual threat report from the Australian Signals Directorate, one of the government’s key intelligence agencies, which received a report eve