2016 Census Fail Was Not An Attack Or Hack Says Australian Government

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The federal government says the census website was not attacked or hacked and no data was lost.

"This was not an attack, nor was it a hack but rather, it was an attempt to frustrate the collection of Bureau of Statistics census data" - Minister Michael McCormack.

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"The attack was no more significant than the types of attacks we would see all the time against Australian government systems. It's just that there was a confluence of events" - Government cyber security adviser Alastair MacGibbon. Most of the traffic was coming from the United States but that was not unusual for denial of service attacks.

Census Statement: "We apologise for the inconvenience. The 2016 online Census form was subject to four Denial of Service attacks of varying nature & severity. The first three caused minor disruption but more than 2 million Census forms were successfully submitted and safely stored. After the fourth attack, just after 7:30pm, the ABS took the precaution of closing down the system to ensure the integrity of the data. Steps have been taken during the night to remedy these issues, and we can reassure Australians that their data are secure at the ABS. We expect to update you again at 9am on the timing of the resumption of availability of the Census online form. ABS would remind Australians that they have plenty of time to complete the Census, to well into September. Fines will not be imposed for completing the Census after Census night. We’re working to restore the service. We’ll keep you updated."

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2016 Census Fail Was Not An Attack Or Hack Says Australian Government