Australia's major political parties have been hacked months out from a federal election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison reveals

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• Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says that the Liberal Party, Labor and the Nationals’ IT networks were hacked by “a sophisticated state actor”.
• Just two weeks ago, the Australian Cyber Security Centre identified a malicious intrusion into the Australian Parliament House computer network. Further investigation revealed the other breaches.
• “Our security agencies have detected this activity and acted decisively to confront it. They are securing these systems and protecting users,” Morrison said.
• It comes ahead of a federal election, expected in mid-May.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed the IT networks of the country’s major political parties have been compromised by a "sophisticated state actor."

Morrison made the revelation in a statement about hackers gaining access to the Federal Parliament’s computer network two weeks ago.

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