From zdnet.com
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Australia clocked one cybercrime report every 7 minutes in the past year, with ransomware proving to be the “most destructive” threat. State actors also remain a persistent threat for agencies such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which personal information on the local population makes it an attractive target.