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Aussie central bank faced ‘Chinese’ cyber attacks in 2011

Some of Australian central bank's computers have been hacked, apparently by a Chinese-developed 'malware' spy programme, in a series of successful cyber- attacks seeking intelligence on tense 2011 G20 negotiations.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's some computers had been infiltrated in 2011 by a Chinese-developed 'malware' spy programme that was seeking intelligence on sensitive G20 negotiations, 'The Australian Financial Review' newspaper said on Monday.

The bank, however, did not comment on what information was stolen, which executives within the bank were targeted, or over what period the assailants had access to its systems.

'As reported in media, the Bank has on occasion been the target of cyber attacks,' the bank said in a statement confirming that hackers had penetrated it computers.
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