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Pig butchering: Proving the Luddites right

Pig butchering: Proving the Luddites right

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Cybersecurity Magazine referenced a podcast featuring Arkose Labs CEO Kevin Gosschalk in a piece examining how pig-butchering scams — which netted more than $75 billion between 2020 and 2023 — eclipsed ransomware as the most profitable form of cybercrime. The article notes that public-private partnerships are beginning to dismantle some of the scam operations, though human error continues to outpace awareness efforts.

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