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Cyber gangs steal $1bn from Aussie businesses

Attacks from highly-organised ransomware gangs are on the rise, with local business owners handing over staggering amounts...

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23rd Dec. 2020 9:12 AM

Ransomware attacks are costing Australian businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars and the problem is growing.

Expecting a delivery? Here's why you haven't got it

Frustration and anger are mounting for small businesses and online shoppers as delivery giant Toll Holdings struggles to...

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10th Feb. 2020 3:02 PM

Frustration and anger are mounting for small businesses and online shoppers as delivery giant Toll Holdings struggles to recover from a ransomware attack.

How ransomware victims are fighting back

HUNDREDS of ransomware victims are retrieving stolen information from cyber criminals in a major breakthrough for internet...

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26th Oct. 2018 4:10 AM

Now tools are proving to be successful against cyber criminals. Picture: Supplied

Held to ransom: engineering business hit by hacker

Paget engineering works grinds to a halt from cryptovirus

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23rd Jan. 2018 5:01 AM

A programer shows a sample of a ransomware cyberattack on a laptop.

Hackers taking nudes sending to family and friends

HACKERS have been threatening to leak photos, browsing history and sensitive information by sending it to everyone in your...

Hackers linked to ransomware attack issue new demand

HACKERS connected with last week’s devastating NotPetya cyber attack have offered help — but it comes at a price

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06th July 2017 8:07 AM

New wave of ransomware attacks leaves black screens

HACKERS have caused widespread chaos on government and business computers starting in Russia and Ukraine and quickly...

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28th June 2017 5:06 AM

A new ransomware cyber attack has hit Europe. Picture: Supplied

Ransomware hits Aussie PC owners

A massive cyber attack that has hit 200,000 people in at least 150 countries has claimed its first Australian victims and...

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15th May 2017 3:05 PM

A programmer shows a sample of the ransomware cyber attack on a laptop in Taiwan, one of the worst-hit countries.

How to avoid the ransomware attack

AUSTRALIA may have missed the worst of the worldwide cyber attack but small businesses are still at risk of being infected...

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15th May 2017 9:05 AM

Ransomware: Wave of cyberattacks sweeps the globe

A FAST-MOVING wave of cyberattacks has swept the globe, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the...

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13th May 2017 8:05 AM

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