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The Minister Responsible for the Government's security agencies has confirmed that a state-sponsored actor linked to China was involved in malicious cyber activity targeting Parliamentary entities in New Zealand in 2021.
Questions have been raised about whether New Zealand might also be caught up in cyber campaigns that have prompted the US and UK to introduce new sanctions against China. In the UK, deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden accused China of being responsible for targeting the Electoral Commission and MPs.
The US Justice Department and FBI say millions of Americans' online accounts have been caught up in a Chinese hacking plot that targeted US officials. Judith Collins has just released a statement saying New Zealand "stands with the United Kingdom in its condemnation of China's state-backed malicious cyber activity".
Kathryn speaks with RNZ's Political Editor, Jo Moir.
