Contact books of Australian diplomats hacked in major âphishingâ scam
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Senior Australian diplomats, including United States ambassador Arthur Sinodinos, have been caught up in a sophisticated identity theft scam in which cyber attackers impersonated them on encrypted messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram in a bid to get sensitive information from their contacts.
The Australian Federal Police is investigating the security lapses after a number of heads of mission reported experiencing suspicious activity on their phones.
Australiaâs ambassador to the US, Arthur Sinodinos, was one of the diplomats hit by the phishing scam.
Contact books of Australian diplomats hacked in major phishing scam
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