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April 9, 2019 09:15 pm GMT
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Teen ransomware 'K!NG' blew his loot on drugs, gambling, and sex
For years a teenager living just outside of London helped run an elaborate blackmail operation that bilked honest porn-site visitors out of their hard-earned cash — which he proceeded to blow on drugs, luxury hotels, gambling, sex workers, and at least one fancy £5,000 Rolex watch.
Now, the 24-year-old Zain Qaiser, who went by K!NG online, has been sentenced to over six years in jail, and we're getting a better picture of what the National Crime Agency is calling "one of the most sophisticated, serious and organised cyber crime groups" it has ever seen.
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