Cyber attacks

Michael Parsons made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Defence

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The request was refused by Department of Defence.

Dear Department of Defence,

Hi,

I wanted to obtain a listing of the known cyber attacks on government departments over the last 12 months. I'm not after names of countries or information that may be classified or compromise Australia public relations.

Yours faithfully,

Michael

FOI, Department of Defence

OFFICIAL

Good morning,

 

Thank you for contacting Freedom of Information at the Department of
Defence.

We have received your email and wish to advise that your request has been
transferred to the Australian Signals Directorate under section 16 of the
Freedom of Information Act as the request is more closely connected with
ASD functions than those of the Department of Defence.

 

ASD will contact you in due course with regards to your request.

 

Defence will take no further action,

 

Kind regards,

 

Lauren Semaan | Freedom of Information
Enterprise Transformation Branch | Enterprise Transformation and
Governance Division | Department of Defence

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ASD FOI, Department of Defence

OFFICIAL

Good afternoon Mr Parsons

 

Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) has
been transferred from the Department of Defence (Defence) to the
Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) in accordance with s 16(1)(b) of the
FOI Act.

 

ASD is deemed exempt from the provisions of the FOI Act, per s 7 of the
FOI Act. Accordingly, ASD is unable to provide any documents relating to
your request.

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

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