Australia’s domestic spy boss has delivered a fresh warning about “Chinese hackers” seeking to gain access to critical infrastructure assets, including telecommunications networks.

In a speech to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) annual forum, ASIO Director General Mike Burgess said the country now faces a threat of “high impact sabotage”.

“I have previously said we’re getting closer to the threshold for high-impact sabotage -well, I regret to inform you – we’re there now,” Mr Burgess told business leaders at the ASIC conference in Melbourne on Wednesday.

“ASIO is aware of one nation state – no prizes for guessing which one – conducting multiple attempts to scan and penetrate critical infrastructure in Australia and other Five Eyes countries, targeting water, t

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