Hacker codenamed 'Alf' stole sensitive data about major Defence projects

By David Wroe
Updated October 11 2017 - 9:45pm, first published 9:07pm
The hacker has been named after Alf Stewart from the long-running soap Home and Away.
The hacker has been named after Alf Stewart from the long-running soap Home and Away.

Commercially sensitive information on the $14 billion Joint Strike Fighter program, Australia's next fleet of spy planes and several of its naval warships have been stolen by hackers who breached a Department of Defence contractor, a government official has revealed.