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The FBI's latest yearly cybercrime report is bad news for those of us trying to stay safe: The criminals continue to have a leg up, leading to record financial losses. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released its annual report compiled from 847,376 complaints it received in 2021. It said businesses lost in …

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  1. Pascal Monett Silver badge

    Yeah, well when you'll stop paying them ransom money, they'll stop attacking you for money.

    Of course, that doesn't mean that they'll stop attacking you.

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  2. anonymous boring coward Silver badge

    Looks like I'm in the wrong business.

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    Oh, no! You mean the criminals don't declare their income and pay income taxes on it? Why that is just CRIMINAL!

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