Russia, Zuckerberg and ANUSA joint suspects of cyber-attack against ANU Secure

The Australian National University and Australian Government have identified Facebook, the Russian Government and ANUSA as co-conspirators in the internet black out that crippled the University this morning.

Speaking at a joint press conference around midday, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop and ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt claimed they had ‘conclusive evidence’ ANUSA

had mandated the kremlin and Facebook with the task of installing a Russian version of Facebook on all ANU server using devices, with the sole aim of data mining in order to sway the 2018 ANUSA elections.

“Obviously these are preliminary findings but we are of course working toward a definitive answer and solution to this attack” Ms Bishop stated.

Current ANUSA President Eleanor Kay was not immediately available for comment, as the Brian Kenyon Student Space had abruptly closed for the day.

The revelation comes at an awkward time for both Facebook and Russia, with the former under fire for the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal, and Russia accused of conducting similar cyber-attacks on governments throughout the Western world.

Zuckerberg’s publicist declined to comment, as too did the Russian embassy when contacted on Whatsapp.

Schmidt assured all at the ANU the situation was being worked on meticulously, and non-Russian influenced services would be back online as soon as possible.