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FBI arrests Miami Heat's Terry Rozier and Portland Trailblazers' Chauncey Billups
Bloomberg Television· 2025-10-23 20:27
Legal & Compliance - Arrest of individuals including former and current NBA players and coaches like Chanty Bilips, Damon Jones, and Terry Rosier [1] - Coordinated takedown across 11 states leading to over 30 arrests related to illegal gambling and sports rigging [2] - Charges include wire fraud, money laundering, extortion, robbery, and illegal gambling [3] - Involvement of La Cosa Nostra crime families such as Banano, Gambino, Genevesi, and Luchesi [2] Financial Impact - Tens of millions of dollars involved in fraud, theft, and robbery [3]
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Six years after the U.S. helped bring it down, Islamic State has resurged in Syria, bringing killings, extortion and fear https://t.co/5VvcUpoaMI ...
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The Economist· 2025-10-11 08:30
Cybercrime has long been dominated by thieves who set out to steal information for profit. Now they’re being joined by thugs who aim to use the threat of damage to extort higher payments. There are three ways to soften the blow https://t.co/SJpkVe4191Illustration: Ben Jones https://t.co/kSfSZXrbP3 ...
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The Economist· 2025-10-09 18:10
Cybercrime Trends - Cybercrime领域长期以来以窃取信息以牟利的盗贼为主[1] - 威胁破坏以勒索更高金额的暴徒正在加入网络犯罪[1] Mitigation Strategies - 存在三种减轻网络攻击影响的方法[1]
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Forbes· 2025-08-26 19:15
The Wiretap: Networks Of Foreign Scammers Are Extorting American Kidshttps://t.co/YyA0M3zcXv https://t.co/mx55QU6qd7 ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-05 02:00
Alumni, faculty and students report feeling pride in Harvard’s president for resisting Donald Trump’s extortion scheme. Yet more and more university staff are calling for a deal https://t.co/5mZc18cKev ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-31 01:40
Alumni, faculty and students report feeling pride in Harvard’s president for resisting Donald Trump’s extortion scheme. Yet more and more university staff are calling for a deal https://t.co/AKIdkicCNP ...
'Extortion'! CBS caves to Trump, vet Dan Rather blasts corporate owners as merger looms
MSNBC· 2025-07-07 23:25
with Donald Trump abusing executive power. Some of it blatantly admitting it, other times doing it in ways that take critical scrutiny, reporting, investigative journalism to pull apart and make sense of what's happening. And some of these are stories that have echoes.They have a a mood of repetition. But that's part of the problem. Not a government doing something once and getting dialed back or making a mistake, but rather what has acred into a pattern.And while any serious journalist, all the journalists ...
The shocking truth about internet hitmen #shorts #tedx
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-02 17:01
Overview of the Dark Web Marketplace - The site intercepted literal kill orders, indicating the presence of a dark web marketplace facilitating such activities [1] - The site's primary motive was financial extortion, not the actual fulfillment of kill orders [1] Geographic Distribution of Orders - Kill orders originated from various locations, including Milton Kees (UK), CRA (Australia), Nevada (US), Tampa (US), Spain, and Italy [2] - This suggests a widespread demand for such services across different countries and regions [2] Characteristics of Perpetrators - Perpetrators are described as "normal people" with jobs and friends, highlighting the potential for seemingly ordinary individuals to engage in such activities [3] - They are characterized as plotting coldly and secretly, indicating a calculated and premeditated approach to commissioning these acts [3] Modus Operandi of the Website - The website aims to make hiring a hitman convenient, clean, safe, and easy, contrasting with the traditional perception of such activities as difficult, dangerous, and scary [3] - This suggests the website provides a user-friendly interface and a sense of security to potential clients [3]