EPISODE · Dec 6, 2022 · 19 MIN
44. Throwing bricks for $$$: violence-as-a-service comes of age
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We go back to an episode we did earlier this year about a gang of SIM swappers who are behind something called violence-as-a-service. Doxing or defacing websites, they told us, just doesn’t send enough of a message. So, they are throwing molotov cocktails or slashing tires of their rivals instead. Trouble is – it is getting more popular and commonplace and is bound to affect the rest of us. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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We go back to an episode we did earlier this year about a gang of SIM swappers who are behind something called violence-as-a-service. Doxing or defacing websites, they told us, just doesn’t send enough of a message. So, they are throwing molotov cocktails or slashing tires of their rivals instead. Trouble is – it is getting more popular and commonplace and is bound to affect the rest of us.
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44. Throwing bricks for $$$: violence-as-a-service comes of age
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