BREAKING: Massive Hack on Australian Computers, Demands Bitcoin
There has been a massive hack attack on more than 20,000 Australian computers according to SMH and Stay Smart Online. Reports say that thousands of Australian PCs have been frozen and locked by hackers using a software that encrypt all files on the computers. The malicious and damaging software then asks for a ransom in Bitcoin to unlock the computer. Australian government agencies are closely monitoring and investigating the hacking of thousands different Australian computers. Multiple individuals have already paid the ransom to recover their files. The Ransomware. The malicious software,....
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