Australia to consider banning ransomware payments

Australia will consider banning ransomware payments in a bid to undermine the cybercriminal business model, a government minister said on Sunday. Clare O’Neil, the minister for home affairs and cybersecurity, confirmed to Australia’s public broadcaster ABC that the government was looking at criminalizing extortion payments as part of the government’s cyber strategy. The announcement follows […]

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