Ransomware Is the Most Significant Cyber Threat to Australians

Ransomware Is the Most Significant Cyber Threat to Australians
A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Kacper Pempel/Illustration/Reuters
Rebecca Zhu
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Assistance Defence Minister Andrew Hastie has launched a new cybersecurity campaign to focus on ransomware after it became one of the most significant cyber threats that Australians and Australian businesses face in the past year.

Ransomware is where cybercriminals use malicious software to deny access to files and devices, then demand the victim to pay a ransom in return for access.