Hacker from Russian crime group jailed for global blackmail

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Interesting story about how malware is spread through adverts on adult websites, tricking users into believing their device had been locked and demanding a ransom.

"Qaiser spent the proceeds of his criminal activity on stays in high-end hotels, prostitutes, gambling, drugs and luxury items including a £5,000 Rolex watch..."

... and the rest he wasted.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/hacker-fro...

The moral of the story is always use an ad blocker.

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It really pisses me off when a site guilt trips me for ad blocking. I see no reason to pay for data to have irrelevant and insecure rubbish forced on me. If internet ads were simple bits of text then fine. It's an area that needs a reboot.