Push to ban ransomware payments following Australia’s biggest cyberattack

The Australian government is being pushed to ban the payment of cyber ransoms, usually demanded in cryptocurrency, following a local business suffering a mass data breach and subsequent ransom demand. Australian consumer lender Latitude Financial first announced on March 16 that it was hit by a cyberattack and provided an update on April 11 indicating […]

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Push to ban ransomware payments following Australia’s biggest cyber attack

The Australian government is being pushed to ban the payment of cyber ransoms, usually demanded in cryptocurrency, following a local business suffering a mass data breach and subsequent ransom demand. Australian financial institution Latitude Financial first announced on March 16 that it was hit by a cyber attack and provided an update on April 11 […]

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