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DII-2025-00161
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

Australian ransomware victims now must tell the government if they pay up

Australia became on Friday the first country in the world to require victims of ransomware attacks to declare to the government any extortion payments made on their behalf to cybercriminals. The law, initially...

30 May 2025 · Ransomware and extortion
30 May 2025
DII-2025-001613 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Ransomware and extortion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
30 May 2025
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Ransomware and extortion

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
Australian ransomware victims now must tell the government if they pay up
30 May 2025
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initially proposed
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