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Australia says it's under nation-state cyberattack

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Re: Australia says it's under nation-state cyberattack

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Post by chrisseaton »

fit2rule wrote: post #20
adventured wrote: post #15

Not just cyber attack, Australia is also under economic attack [1] for the same reason. And China just suddenly decided to sentence an Australian to death (same move they made against Canada), after five years of sitting on the case [2]. It's all about intimidation and leverage. China will press until Australia capitulates. Fortunately the Australians have backbone. As a superpower capable of standing off with China,…

Why is it the US' problem? If AUSTRALIA were currently being led by a wiser politician, or indeed had in the last .. 20 years .. been led by wise politicians .. it wouldn't be in this mess right now in the first place. Its only because Australia kowtows with fluidity every time the US snaps its fingers that its in this mess right now. Australians need to stop being the lapdogs to the American empire, and start thinki…

> Why is it the US' problem?

The US and Australia are allied. They're in Five Eyes together, for example.

Re: Australia says it's under nation-state cyberattack

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Post by ericmay »

fit2rule wrote: post #20
adventured wrote: post #15

Not just cyber attack, Australia is also under economic attack [1] for the same reason. And China just suddenly decided to sentence an Australian to death (same move they made against Canada), after five years of sitting on the case [2]. It's all about intimidation and leverage. China will press until Australia capitulates. Fortunately the Australians have backbone. As a superpower capable of standing off with China,…

Why is it the US' problem? If AUSTRALIA were currently being led by a wiser politician, or indeed had in the last .. 20 years .. been led by wise politicians .. it wouldn't be in this mess right now in the first place. Its only because Australia kowtows with fluidity every time the US snaps its fingers that its in this mess right now. Australians need to stop being the lapdogs to the American empire, and start thinki…

Yea.... no thanks.

Australia is a liberal democracy, and turning away from that to the arms of communist, authoritarian China is simply a non-starter. Like America, Australia will be multi-ethnic, but it’s still a liberal democracy. America is a multi-ethnic liberal democracy too, and supports Australia against Chinese communism. The fact that the US will be less white in the future has no bearing on anything here. Do you think it’s only whites people in America who want to stand up against China? If it is, what does that say about the future of the world if nobody but white people care about liberal values? You’re kind of confirming the fears of white supremacists here.

Re: Australia says it's under nation-state cyberattack

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Post by nix23 »

yumraj wrote: post #24

China is going rogue again. Cyberattacks against Australia, bullying in South China Sea, border fights against India and so on. We need a unified world approach.

Can you please give me a proof that it's China and not someone else...or nothing at all?

I always hear cyber-attack's from Russia, North Korea or China, but never from Israel or the US, are they just so bad in covering up or is maybe something else behind it?

Re: Australia says it's under nation-state cyberattack

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Post by throwbackThurs »

adventured wrote: post #15

Not just cyber attack, Australia is also under economic attack [1] for the same reason. And China just suddenly decided to sentence an Australian to death (same move they made against Canada), after five years of sitting on the case [2]. It's all about intimidation and leverage. China will press until Australia capitulates. Fortunately the Australians have backbone. As a superpower capable of standing off with China,…

Sorry but as an Australian, Australia and backbone are two words that shouldn't be used in the same sentence.

Re: Australia says it's under nation-state cyberattack

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Post by bawolff »

dicomdan wrote: post #4

Should the international laws be amended to consider state-led cyber attacks an act of war in additional to traditional aggression? Seems like UN Security Council should deal with these matters.

Given the details, it might be a nation state, it might be some bored teenager.

People are constantly claiming to be attacked by nation states to hide their incompetence (nobody ever gets blamed that they failed to deter "China")

Re: Australia says it's under nation-state cyberattack

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Post by tartoran »

yumraj wrote: post #19
dicomdan wrote: post #4

Should the international laws be amended to consider state-led cyber attacks an act of war in additional to traditional aggression? Seems like UN Security Council should deal with these matters.

Just cut the undersea cables from China, there has to be a time when the world says enough is enough

The chinese censorship machine would be quite happy about that

Re: Australia says it's under nation-state cyberattack

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Post by yumraj »

nix23 wrote: post #33
yumraj wrote: post #24

China is going rogue again. Cyberattacks against Australia, bullying in South China Sea, border fights against India and so on. We need a unified world approach.

Can you please give me a proof that it's China and not someone else...or nothing at all? I always hear cyber-attack's from Russia, North Korea or China, but never from Israel or the US, are they just so bad in covering up or is maybe something else behind it?

Such large scale attacks are organized and effectively weapons.

Now, think which country wants to attack Australia and teach it lesson for various noises it has been making against it.

Now look at the past history of the said country.

There is your evidence.

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