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Farid Farid

Cyber key in Ukraine war, says spy chief

Rachel Noble says the Ukraine conflict has seen organised criminal groups engage in cyber-crime. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The Ukraine conflict has opened the door for organised criminal groups to engage in cyber-crime, which took some western intelligence agencies by surprise.

Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) chief Rachel Noble said the six-month war had elements the intelligence agency "didn't really see coming".

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