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Sep 22
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Inside the 'modern slavery' where cyber ...

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WIRED’s Andy Greenberg explains how a cybercrime operation in Southeast Asia trapped computer engineers into defrauding victims of billions of dollars. Plus he discusses the scam involving Fresh Air.

Also, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead reflects on John Coltrane for the centennial of his birth. 


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