Cybercrooks getting violent more often to secure big payouts in Europe

Researchers are seeing a "dramatic" increase in cybercrime involving physical violence across Europe, with at least 18 cases reported since the start of the year. The hike in what experts refer to as "violence as a service" was first spotted in 2024 and has continued into 2025, especially in France where 13 of the total cases …

[heyrick]

Now tell me The Bad Guys might do a few years behind bars, then they will be released and able to lay their hands on the stashed goodies, somewhat more than they'd be able to earn legitimately. In other words, while crime pays......

[Paul Herber]

"upscale Peninsula Hotel"

When did upscale take over from upmarket?

[Blazde]

American isn't it. Since it's Paris 'haut d'échelle' would be more appropriate.

As in "don't drop The Crown Jewels from the haut d'échelle"

[Charlie Clark]

Webscale, innit.

[tony72]

That's the downside of self-custody - you may be secure from hackers, but you are susceptible to the old $5 wrench attack.

[Blue Screen of Bleurgh]

Will Starmer and his spook cronies at GCHQ focus his (limited) attention on the ongoing threat from The Com, or will simply continue picking the low hanging fruit by monitoring and controlling us mere mortals with digital IDs, hurty social media comments and Age Verification demands!

[Cook942]

https://xkcd.com/538/

xkcd is more accurate than the simpsons