Australian Minister's Phone Hacked as Report Reveals Hong Kong Link


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on Thursday April 08, 2021 @01:25PM from the security-woes dept. A second senior Australian government minister has revealed his mobile phone was hacked through the Telegram messaging app , with a media report saying the phishing scam was aimed at revealing contact details of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. From a report: Health Minister Greg Hunt's office said in an emailed statement on Thursday that "a cyber security attempt to impersonate the minister has been referred to the Australian Federal Police and investigations are underway." That follows Monday's statement by Finance Minister Simon Birmingham that he had been targeted. The...