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Over 9,000 PCs In Australia Infected By TorrentLocker Ransomware

Posted by samzenpus on from the cash-for-corrupted-computers dept.

First time accepted submitter River Tam writes Cybercriminals behind the TorrenLocker malware may have earned as much as $585,000 over several months from 39,000 PC infections worldwide, of which over 9,000 were from Australia. If you're a Windows user in Australia who's had their files encrypted by hackers after visiting a bogus Australia Post website, chances are you were infected by TorrentLocker and may have contributed to the tens of thousands of dollars likely to have come from Australia due to this digital shakedown racket.

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  1. It's Over 9000! by dillee1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://dragonball.wikia.com/wi...!

  2. Re:I can't believe people would fall for this! by deek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, like I'm going to click on that link you posted! Can't fool me.