Hackers are targeting private schools for blackmail

Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Private schools have emerged as prey for hackers to steal personal data in an attempt to blackmail parents, and the average cost of a cybercrime for individual victims has climbed to $30,000. Officials also warned in the Australian Signals Directorate’s annual threat assessment to be released on Wednesday that state-sponsored cyber operations are rising as geopolitical tensions worsen.

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