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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

HISTORICAL FACTS: Hackers dial up data extortion email attacks - The Untold Story

CyberCX report author Hamish Krebs says business email compromise attacks are rising in Australia. (HANDOUT/CYBERCX)

One business lost $500,000 in a single transaction after its email system was hacked in what is becoming a growing cybersecurity threat in Australia.

Security firm CyberCX highlighted the issue in its incident response report on Monday, warning that business email compromise attacks had become the leading security issue in Australia and New Zealand and the threats were becoming more sophisticated.

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