A new cyber taskforce will supposedly ‘hack the hackers’ behind the Medibank breach. It could put a target on Australia’s back

Summary

This article by Mamoun Alazab, writing for The Conversation, makes the following points:

• The task force will be a permanent collaboration between Australian Federal Police and the Australian Signals Directorate.
• It will involve 100 operatives using the same cyber weapons and tactics that cybercriminals use to hunt them down.
• Boosting Australia’s cyber defences should be the Government’s top priority—more so than retaliating.

References

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• CYBERWAR 01: COLLECTION | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)

References from the Web:

• NOV 2022 Australia unveils joint cyber police taskforce to 'hunt down' hackers—Reuters
• NOV 2022 ‘Hack the hackers’: New joint taskforce will hunt down cybercriminals—SMH 

Source Information:

• Article Source: The Conversation
• Media Check: The Conversation - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
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