---
title: "Australia weather bureau hack blamed on China: Report"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/australia-weather-bureau-hack-blamed-on-china-report/"
date: "2015-12-02T06:54:30+00:00"
section: "Identity Theft"
tags:
  - "Cyber Attack"
  - "Hacking"
  - "Identity Theft"
source: "tribuneindia.com"
source_url: "http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/australia-weather-bureau-hack-blamed-on-china-report/165744.html"
---

# Australia weather bureau hack blamed on China: Report

December 2, 2015 · Reported by tribuneindia.com

> Australia’s weather bureau has been hit by a major cyber attack blamed on China by officials who estimated the possible repair bill at hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a report today.
>
> Hackers got inside computer systems at the Bureau of Meteorology, which owns one of the nation’s largest supercomputers and has links to the defence department, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

[Read the full article at tribuneindia.com](http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/australia-weather-bureau-hack-blamed-on-china-report/165744.html)

**Tags:** [Cyber Attack](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-attack/) · [Hacking](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/hacking/) · [Identity Theft](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/identity-theft/)