Every other country is doing it and China and Russia are no different.
The bidders are holding highly sensitive information about the Royal Australian Navys technical requirements for its new-generation submarines.
After the repeated hack attacks were noticed, the bidders switched hand deliveries of the most sensitive information.

Theyre trying to get into everyones communications, Dr White said.
Espionage and breaches of security … you just assume it is happening.
Everybody is in that game.

Its a space that people play in.
We dont suspect anyone, we suspect everybody.
source: www.techworm.net