Parliament House has been victim of a "brute force" cyber attack, triggered through mobile devices.
Detailing some elements of the intrusion, Senate President Scott Ryan said no information had been comprised during the "malicious activity" which started on March 25 and lasted 24 hours.
Senator Ryan was pressed on the nature of the attack, and whether he knew the state actor responsible.
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"I'm not going into what I know or what I don't," Mr Ryan told an estimates hearing today.
The hearing in Canberra was told the Australian Cyber Security Centre became involved, and that "appropriate network controls were implemented".
"DPS has been and will remain an attractive target for malicious cyber activity which is increasing in frequency and sophistication," Mr Ryan said.
"Such a prominent network like this is not like your house being burgled. You don't expect your house to be burgled every hour. A network like this is a very attractive proposition," Mr Ryan said.
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It's the third time Parliament House's IT network has been affected by cyber attack.
The most recent was two years ago and affected political parties.
China was suspected of being responsible for it.
No country or state has been blamed for this latest "malicious activity".
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