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Help Wanted From Convicted Cybercriminals

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Feed Name: Dark Reading

Date Published: 2024-01-25

Date Updated: 2026-05-05

Author: Dan Raywood, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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An article examining the proposal to retrain online scammers and fraudsters in Nigeria and the Middle East/Africa as legitimate IT security professionals, weighing potential benefits—such as using offender knowledge to strengthen defenses and mentoring youth—against challenges like legal hiring restrictions, the need for intense supervision, and large salary gaps to deter recidivism.

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