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(Raphael Satter, RISKS 34.62)

The Internet Crime Complaint Center of the U.S. >Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) said global cybercrime costs topped $16 billion in
2024, up a third from the prior year.

US$ 16B is apparently hot-dog money and chump change.

The "60 Minutes" episode from 11MAY2025 entitled, "Fraud costing
U.S. government hundreds of billions a year as crime rings use stolen identities" (see https:// www.cbsnews.com/news/fraud-costing-us-government-as-crime-rings-use-stolen-identities-60-minutes-transcript/)
reports APTs -- state sponsored gangs of hackers in the PRC, DPKR, Russian Federation, iran, etc. -- liberate between US$ 500B to 750B per year using
the snowballing dark-web trove of breached PII from US citizens to commit disaster claim fraud.

FEMA recovery funds from fires, hurricanes, and floods, and COVID-19
pandemic monies fall from cyberspace into criminal's pockets like radial
tires shed micro/n ano-plastics.

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Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 11:08:13 -0700
From: Steve Bacher <sebmb1@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: New Zealand's prime minister proposes social media ban for
under-16s (RISKS-34.62)

As usual, the most contentious issue is not whether under-16s should have
their access controlled, but the proposed mechanism for verifying age, which generally involves a scheme that impacts on the privacy rights of over-16s. 
I don't know enough about New Zealand's legal or Constitutional system to
know how much of a concern that is, but I'd guess it's not zero.  On the positive side, at least it's not porn being talked about here.

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Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 11:10:49 -0700
From: Steve Bacher <sebmb1@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: After an Arizona man was shot, an AI video of him addresses his
killer in court (RISKS-34.62)

I'm satisfied that the question of juries and evidence is addressed in the article.  But more generally, how much weight should be attached to how well
a victim impact statement is produced?  Is it a greater crime to murder a super nice person than an average jerk?  I don't think so.

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