Inside a massive cyber hack that risks compromising leaders across the globe

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Inside a massive cyber hack that risks compromising leaders across the glob
How it happened
Spear phishing attack one
Creation of attack station one
Network map copied
Second spear phishing campaign
Data taken
Third spear phishing campaign
Hackers kicked out
Hackers back in and data stolen

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One email was all it took for hackers to steal some of the most personal information from people potentially now in high-ranking roles across the globe.
The email was sent to a senior staff member at the Australian National University (ANU) in November last year.
Merely previewing the email was enough for hackers to steal a username and password that opened the first door into the ANU network.
The details stolen on November 9 were used by hackers to gain control of a section of the ANU computer network known as “attack station one”.
The hackers wanted an overall view of how ANU’s computer network operated.
The hackers targeted 10 people at ANU, sending them an email with an attachment, inviting them to attend an event at the university.
The hackers also accessed a directory that houses usernames, emails, phone numbers and titles of staff, allowing them to understand roles and responsibilities within the university.
This information assisted the hackers in determining who to send the next spear phishing email to.
The investigation could not determine how much of this data was stolen or if the hackers targeted certain people.
Dozens of emails were sent to ANU addresses and the hackers gained the username and password of at least one network administrator who had keys to open other doors within the computer network.
The hackers were desperate for more information and sent an email with an attachment to 40 ANU staff that had the keys to a number of sections of ANU’s computer network.
The hackers have tried several times since to enter the network via different doors but have not been successful in removing further personal data.
The investigation didn’t determine the motivation of the hackers, but Professor Schmidt pointed to the type of people studying and working at ANU

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