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China could disable or detonate Aussie EVs, warns top cyber expert
Michael ReadEconomics correspondent
Sep 16, 2025 – 6.04pm
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The Defence Force’s top digital warfare official says Australia is already at war online, as Malcolm Turnbull’s former cybersecurity tsar warned Chinese-made electric vehicles were surveillance devices that could be remotely disabled or allowed to explode.
Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, who leads Defence’s cyber and space operations, said the force faced frequent attempts to hack its systems by actors seeking financial gain, state secrets and information on its capabilities.