# How ransomware took the world economy hostage

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Podcast: [The Big View](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-big-view-6037663)
Published: 2026-04-07T04:59:00+00:00
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## Resource

Online extortion has exploded into a multibillion-dollar global industry. On this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Anja Shortland of King’s College London about its rapid growth, fresh threats from AI, and the blurry line between cyber crime and cyber warfare. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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