Author: Anja Shortland, Professor in Political Economy, King's College London

From floppy discs to Claude Mythos, how ransomware grew into a multibillion-dollar industry

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jijomathaidesigners/Shutterstock When evolutionary biologist Joseph Popp coded the first documented piece of ransomware in 1989, he had little idea it would become a major criminal business model capable of bringing economies to their knees. Popp, who worked for the World Health Organization at the time, wanted to warn people about the dangers of ignoring health […]

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Greece’s new laws crack down on art fakes and forgeries – an expert in the market for shady art explains why they might backfire

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The art market is riddled with fakes and forgeries. Yet in most countries, those trading in genuine masterpieces are left to their own devices when it comes to monitoring art sales – creating their own ways to flag problematic objects and verify the authenticity of others. New art laws in Greece, however, suggest the country […]

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