The boss of Australia’s national cybersecurity agency said the lines between nations and criminal gangs has blurred following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as reports of cybercrime last financial year increased nearly 13 per cent to 76,000.
Abigail Bradshaw, the head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre, within the Australian Signals Directorate, said the level of cybercrime in 2021-22 had been “profound” with the equivalent of one report every seven minutes.
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