Interview: Australians increasingly falling victim to online hacking scams, says expert

MELBOURNE, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) — Australians are increasingly falling for the “sophisticated” methods of online criminals, according to a leading academic expert in computer security and hacking.

In releasing its Cybersecurity Insights Report late last month, global cybersecurity firm Norton found that almost four million Australians had their online personal information compromised during 2015, costing the Australian economy 860 million U.S. dollars.

Melbourne University lecturer Suelette Dreyfus, an Australian-American researcher in computer security and hacking, weighed in on the alarming figures on Monday, revealing some of the tactics cyber criminals used to crack into victim’s electronic devices.

Dreyfus pointed at the rise of one particular type of malware, known as ransomware, which criminals use to lock an individual’s personal information while demanding a ransom fee, for the hike in cybercrime. For the full article click here 

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