They don’t mention which email client they were using, but it appears that just previewing the email was enough to execute the malware that let the hackers into their network. Initial reports blamed China but now they say they don’t have enough info yet to identify where the hack originated from.
Australian National University hacked by phishing email that only requires being previewed to work
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Here’s the link right to the pdf of the full report:
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