Australian government reportedly concealed Chinese hack on parliament and political parties out of economic concern

Australian intelligence determined China was responsible for a cyberattack on its national parliament and three largest political parties before the general election in May, according to five people with direct knowledge of the matter.Australia’s cyber intelligence agency – the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) – concluded in March that China’s Ministry of State Security was responsible for the attack, the five people with direct knowledge of the findings of the investigation said.The five…