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Australian Shipbuilder Hacked, Refuses to Pay Ransom

Australia’s largest defense exporter says it hasn’t responded to an extortion attempt after ship design schematics were stolen by a hacker.

Austal, which is based in Henderson, Western Australia, is one of the country’s largest shipbuilders; it has built vessels for the U.S. Navy.

The company, which is listed on Australia’s ASX stock exchange, announced the breach late Thursday. The announcement came just a day after a security researcher in France posted screenshots on Twitter of the purported stolen data.

Austal says the material is neither sensitive nor classified and that it has taken steps to secure its data systems.

Read more at Data Breach Today

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The Government Technology & Services Coalition's Homeland Security Today (HSToday) is the premier news and information resource for the homeland security community, dedicated to elevating the discussions and insights that can support a safe and secure nation. A non-profit magazine and media platform, HSToday provides readers with the whole story, placing facts and comments in context to inform debate and drive realistic solutions to some of the nation’s most vexing security challenges.

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