Australia a popular target for ransomware attacks
Cyber criminals are finding rich pickings in Australia with ransomware variants according to security experts.
Cyber criminals are finding rich pickings in Australia with ransomware variants according to security experts.
Last year there were more than 10,000 web hits related to versions of the TorrentLocker malware tailored to Australian audiences in a single month of monitoring by security researchers.
Targeted attack campaigns against enterprises will continue to multiply in 2015 as more ransomware variants appear, predict experts.
Online banking malware doubled in Australia last year as cyber criminals increased their efforts to fleece users for financial gain, according to a new report by Trend Micro.
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Australian security experts have advised people to be on alert for a ransomware variant called Cryptolocker that infects systems and encrypts files.