The Australian government has identified insider espionage as one of the biggest national security threats, particularly targeting critical infrastructure sectors. A review found that foreign intelligence services are using the dark web to recruit disgruntled employees, taking advantage of financial or personal motivations. The trend of working from home has also made it more challenging to detect insider threats.
Emergency warnings are in place for fires burning near Dalveen, The Glen, Silverwood, Cherry Gully and the Atherton Tablelands near Cairns in QLD."Spies in suits" have become one of the biggest national security threats Australia faces, according to Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil.
Ms O'Neil noted the review's finding that insiders were now one of the most "attractive" targets for malicious foreign actors. The review found foreign intelligence services were using "witting" and "unwitting" insiders — who are manipulated without their knowledge. They said the issue would require "expanded employee online activity management by entities, beyond traditional social media usage" to address the risk.Journalists, military veterans, and judicial figures are being targeted by foreign espionage agencies at "unprecedented" levels, with the country's intelligence chief revealing a "hive of spies" was removed from Australia in the past year.
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