Australia a popular target for ransomware attacks

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[1] According to security experts, cyber criminals are finding rich pickings in Australia with ransomware variants.

[2] In 2014, the Websense ThreatSeeker network detected 1.05 million instances of the ransomware CryptoLocker attacks globally with 60 per cent of attacks detected in Australia.

[3] The information security intelligence network pinpoints this increased attacks from a number of factors, but majoring on financial success from the attacks.

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[Source] Australian Information Technology News – Australia a popular target for ransomware attacks