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View in browser   |  Your newsletter preferences 07.10.24 SUBSCRIBE TO WIRED FOR UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THESE STORIES PIG BUTCHERING | 4-MINUTE READ The $11 Billion Marketplace Enabling the Crypto Scam Economy BY ANDY GREENBERG AND LILY HAY NEWMAN Deepfake scam services. Victim data. Electrified shackles for human trafficking. Crypto tracing firm Elliptic found all were available for sale on an online marketplace linked to Cambodia's ruling family. BLANKET SECURITY | 2-MINUTE READ Google Is Adding Passkey Support for Its Most Vulnerable Users BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Google is bringing the password-killing "passkey" tech to its Advanced Protection Program users more than a year after rolling them out broadly. 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