Australia also targeted in hacking spree

I asked who could be next in the cyberintelligence hacking spree. It might be Australia but the details are vague:

CHINA has allegedly tried to hack into highly classified government computer networks in Australia and New Zealand as part of a broader international operation to glean military secrets from Western nations.

The Howard Government yesterday would neither confirm nor deny that its agencies, including the Defence Department, had been subject to cyber attack from China, but government sources acknowledge that thwarting such assaults is a continuous challenge.

"It's a serious problem, it's ongoing and it's real," one senior government source said. (Source: News.com.au)

Articles stating that China is involved doesn't automatically means that the Chinese government is involved. Be carefull with the interpretation, Accused China says it's also a cyber-victim

"We have proof that there is involvement with China. But I am prudent. When I say China, this does not mean the Chinese government. We don't have any indication, now, that it was done by the Chinese People's Liberation Army."

China has consistently denied the nation's army was involved in international computer espionage.

"Saying that the Chinese military has made cyber-attacks on the networks of foreign governments is groundless and irresponsible, and is a result of ulterior motives," Jiang said last week.