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Not Just Social Media: How Cartels Are Exploiting The Cyber Space To Expand Their Activities

View of a bullet-riddled wall bearing the initials of the criminal group Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (Credit: Via Getty Images)

Cartels are increasingly turning to the cyber space to expand their criminal enterprises, not limiting themselves to recruiting operatives through social media.

In an interview with specialized outlet InSight Crime, Antonio Nicaso, a professor at Queen's University in Canada and director of the Cybercrime Research Center at Italy's Magna Grecia Foundation, detailed some of the most significant activities being conducted by these organizations.

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