Swedish criminal gangs using fake Spotify streams to launder money
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Investigation claims networks convert illicit cash to bitcoin to pay people who sell false streams on the platform

I mean, if you’re already criminal element, have no scruples and you have some resources to work with, why not cut out the middleman and develop your own botnet for generating fake Spotify listens?

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