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19 October 2026

Australia's nuclear agency targeted with ads linked to spyware that infect devices without a click

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Australia's nuclear agency targeted with ads linked to spyware that infect devices without a click

Australia's nuclear science agency and other highly sensitive government organisations have been targeted by a sophisticated, foreign bad actor that secretly weaponised online ads to install spyware.

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