Australia’s Ambassador to the United States Arthur Sinodinos is one of a number of senior Australian diplomats who have been targeted by cyber attackers who have impersonated them on messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram to gain important information from their mobile phone contacts’ list. According to a report in “The Age”, heads of mission reported suspicious activities on their mobile phones and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has been brought in to investigate. The breaches in security are such that some senior Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials have been working under the assumption that their phones have been compromised.