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Politics
Dominic Giannini

Lax Aussies making themselves easy spy targets: ASIO

ASIO disrupted 24 'major espionage and foreign interference operations' in the last three years. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's intelligence boss has warned that people who boast about their access to sensitive information are openly painting themselves as targets for foreign spying operations.

ASIO director-general Mike Burgess revealed details of multiple espionage operations as he used a keynote speech to warn officials, businesses and the general public about interference threats and the impact of lax security.

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