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The makers of the TorrentLocker ransomware appear to be using well-known organisations in order to make their job of extracting money from unsuspecting users easier.

Researchers at the counter threat unit of information security firm SecureWorks say they have found that the top four ransomware families are now targeting users in the Asia-Pacific region with localised versions of their malware.

Australia has the unenviable global record for being the second ranked country with the highest number of ransomware detections, as increased attacks are mounted by cybercriminals against enterprises, particularly small businesses.

There’s still no free decryption for the CryptoLocker/TorrentLocker threat, but a new 16-page whitepaper analysing how this nasty malware works has been released.