The Australian Defence Force has become the latest target in a spate of ongoing cyberattacks against major organisations in the country .
The Defence Department’s internal communication platform, Forcenet, was targeted in the ransomware attack. The platform is used for communication between serving defence members and their families, containing data from 2018.
Matt Keogh, the minister for defence personnel, said there was no evidence personnel information had been taken.
“We haven’t seen any evidence of that information being made available to anyone as a result of that attack, but we just want to make sure that all Defence staff and personnel remain vigilant, and we’re working with that external contractor now to make sure we get the best picture of what has occurred,” he said in a press conference on Oct. 31 …