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Australian Security Researchers Discover Ransomware Spam in Circulation
- The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, June 3, 2016 9:38 AM
At least 10,000 Australians have received spam emails that take computers hostage when opened this week, according to security analysts. The email looks like it is coming from the energy company AGL and includes a fake bill with an attachment. If a users follows the prompts and downloads a file, then their computer is locked down and they must pay $640 ransomware to unlock it.
