Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-09-21 00:00:00
Affected organization: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Affected country: Australia
Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Internal Denial of Service
Motive: Financial
Actor: Unnamed Australian contractor
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Australia
Description: The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Monday announced the sentencing of a 34-year old man from Sydney for using Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) equipment to carry out cryptocurrency mining.