Australia joins allies in condemning cyber-security theft linked to Chinese government

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Australia's government on Friday joined allies in holding China responsible for a global hacking campaign targeting commercial secrets.

"Today, the Australian government joins other international partners in expressing serious concern about a global campaign of cyber-enabled commercial intellectual property theft by a group known as APT10, acting on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of State Security," said Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton in an emailed statement.