SYDNEY — The Australian government says the practice of quietly paying off ransomware hackers has flourished, so Canberra wants to introduce new laws to force businesses to disclose payments made to cyber criminals. There have been major ransomware attacks on large telecommunications, private healthcare and financial companies in Australia in the past year. But authorities...
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Inside a secret scam factory where workers pretend to be glamorous models
Out in the desert on the outskirts of Dubai sits a secret scam factory capable of swindling tens of thousands of people at a time. Inside, the scammers smoke, eat and furiously type on their computers as they pretend to be wealthy Eastern European women or models from Spain. At least some of the millions...