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Pig Butchering: It's not just for breakfast

Pig Butchering: It's not just for breakfast

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In this podcast episode, Arkose Labs CEO Kevin Gosschalk joined the show to discuss pig-butchering scams, which he described as the largest single category of cybercrime today — accounting for $75 billion in stolen funds, mostly cryptocurrency, in a single year. Gosschalk explained how the scam works, why it surpassed ransomware in total losses and what individuals and organizations can do to defend themselves.

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