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Australian Online Census Shut Down by Cyberattacks
Source: Associated Press
Australian Online Census Shut Down by Cyberattacks
By ROD MCGUIRK, ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — Aug 9, 2016, 8:51 PM ET
Australia's first attempt to conduct a census online was in disarray after several cyberattacks on the website, an official said Wednesday.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics shut down the site to protect data on Tuesday night after four denial-of-service attacks that came from somewhere overseas, chief statistician David Kalisch said.
"It was an attack," Kalisch told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. "It was quite clear it was malicious."
The 2 million Australians who managed to access the site on Tuesday before it was shut down were assured that their private data was secure.
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By ROD MCGUIRK, ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — Aug 9, 2016, 8:51 PM ET
Australia's first attempt to conduct a census online was in disarray after several cyberattacks on the website, an official said Wednesday.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics shut down the site to protect data on Tuesday night after four denial-of-service attacks that came from somewhere overseas, chief statistician David Kalisch said.
"It was an attack," Kalisch told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. "It was quite clear it was malicious."
The 2 million Australians who managed to access the site on Tuesday before it was shut down were assured that their private data was secure.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/australian-online-census-shut-cyberattacks-41252776