Cyber security 'the new frontier of warfare, espionage', Malcolm Turnbull says
Intelligence officials will host unprecedented security briefings with party officials in Canberra next month, amid concerns they may be vulnerable to foreign cyber attacks.
Mr Turnbull said the Government had been shocked by a United States intelligence report claiming Russia ordered a hidden campaign to influence the US presidential election.
The report, prepared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency, said Russia had hacked into the email accounts of the Democratic National Committee.
It also raised concerns Russia used state-funded trolls to make nasty comments online and influence political opinion, with Republican affiliates also targeted to a lesser extent.
Mr Turnbull said the case of Russian interference was "of great concern" and had prompted the security briefings.
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