‘These attacks are going to continue': Qantas cyber breach impacts six million
'This is an adversary we track very closely, they are a group of young people globally distributed, but mostly in Western countries,' Mr Winterford told Sky News Australia.
'I think organisations need to assume these attacks are going to continue."
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