A series
of Australian government websites, including the Victorian
parliament’s, have been compromised by malware that forces
visitors’ computers to secretly mine cryptocurrency, as part of a
worldwide security breach.
The
process, known as cryptojacking, forces a user’s computer to mine
cryptocurrency without their permission, generating profits for the
hacker.
Government
websites were infected with the malware on Sunday after a browser
plug-in made by a third-party was compromised. Thousands of sites,
including the UK’s National Health Service, and the UK’s own data
protection watchdog, were affected.
In
Australia the cryptojacking attack hit the official website of the
Victorian parliament, the Queensland Civil and Administrative
Tribunal, the Queensland ombudsman, the Queensland Community Legal
Centre homepage, and the Queensland legislation website, which lists
all of the state’s acts and bills.
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