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Cybercrime More Lucrative Than Drugs

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the things-that-really-do-pay dept.

prostoalex writes "Yahoo is reporting that global cybercrime overtook global drug trafficking in terms of revenue this past year. In related news, only 4% of Internet users can flag 100% of phishing e-mails as fraudulent, and Americans filed 207,000 reports on cybercrime to FBI."

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  1. Re:Curbing malware and cyberthreats by jrockway · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Even better... less than or equal to 229604!

    Have you honestly ever read a good post with a uid greater than 229604? Didn't think so. :) :)

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