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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.

Toll falls victim to another ransomware attack

TRANSPORT and logistics company Toll has been attacked by hackers for the second time this year.

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05th May 2020 4:05 PM

A forklift unloads a Toll Truck at the company's depot in the western suburbs of Sydney. Photographer: Andy Shaw/Bloomberg News

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 to avoid computer hacks in the South Burnett

The team at Harvey Norman Computers can help you protect your devices from viruses and ransomware.

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01st Nov. 2018 5:11 AM

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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

Cyberthreats: No man is an internet island

TECH guru Bruce Kerr looks at the latest ransomware crisis and the perils of cyber attacks.

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01st July 2017 2:07 PM

Toowoomba council survives worldwide online attack

TOOWOOMBA Regional Council has survived two large-scale, worldwide ransomware attacks unscathed, but councillors expressed...

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30th June 2017 5:06 AM

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