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The live broadcast of a show on Australia’s Channel 9 was disrupted as a result of a cyberattack on the channel, raising concerns that the country is vulnerable to further hacking.
The Australian television channel said it was unable to broadcast several shows on Sunday, including the Weekend Today show, noting that until now it was unclear whether the hacking of electronic systems was the result of a criminal act of sabotage or that a foreign country he was behind this.
In the details of what happened, Channel Nine of Australia said that it was trying to “deal with a technical problem” that affected the live broadcast, and the matter led to not broadcasting the Weekend Today program, which airs from 7:00 a.m. the morning until the morning. one in the afternoon, local time, on the air.
The channel’s website, 9news.com.au, was also affected by the electronic attack and, at 9 pm, the channel confirmed that its electronic systems were “under attack.”
The channel revealed that electronic support teams are helping to correct the malfunction and uncover the hacking process.
The Australian undersecretary of defense told Channel 9: “This is not a surprise to me. Last year, the Australian cybersecurity authorities only received 6,000 reports of cyber attacks and crimes, that is, one report every ten minutes.”
The Australian channel has instructed its staff to work from home until further notice. The channel expected to resume broadcasting all shows on Monday.
It should be noted that the Australian Parliament in Canberra is still investigating a cyber attack on Sunday.
Andrew Haystey, Australia’s Deputy Defense Minister, said that access to information technology and email centers in Parliament House has been suspended as a precautionary measure, stating that this move came about due to some issues that faces an “external provider”, without giving further details.
He noted that the government’s response was swift, and that we have the best minds in the world grappling with the issue to ensure Australia always remains the safest place to operate and work online.
It has not yet been confirmed whether there is a link between the outage of the Parliament building’s electronic services, including email service, and the cyberattack on Australia’s Channel 9.
Source: Agencies
