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Interview: Why Aussie businesses are paying $1.35 million to criminals

Interview: Why Aussie businesses are paying $1.35 million to criminals

FEAR & GREED | Business News
• 17 min
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<p>The average ransomware payment in Australia has soared to a massive $1.35 million, with businesses increasingly willing to pay to regain access to computer systems and data locked up by cybercriminals.<br><br>Darren Hopkins and Brendan Payne, Cyber Partners at McGrathNicol Advisory, talks to Sean Aylmer about their annual assessment of the ransomware threat now faced by Australian companies.<br><br><em>McGrathNicol Advisory is a supporter of Fear &amp; Greed.</em></p> <p><a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au" rel="nofollow">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au</a></p> <p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>