Cyber

A Greek court ruled Wednesday to extradite Russian cybercrime suspect Alexander Vinnik to the United States, where he is wanted in connection with a $4 billion bitcoin fraud case.

One of Kwast’s first initiatives after coming to Air University was to set up the first Cyber College of the Air Force.

Election officials in three states said Friday the attempts could be linked to Russia.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco delivered the 2017 Cybercrime Symposium Keynote address, with the symposium’s topic being “When Cybercrime Turns Violent and Abusive.” Blanco spent much of the speech calling for more federal and private sector involvement in combating cyberbullying, cyber harassment, cyberstalking, sextortion, doxing and non-consensual pornography.

A 33-year-old Russian cybercriminal has pleaded guilty in Atlanta to selling stolen personal information through a $50 million identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as “carder.su.”

Liverman hacked into government databases to obtain personal details that could be used to harass them. More than 10 people were victimized, causing at least $1.5 million in damage.

The U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) announced the kickoff of the 16th annual eCYBERMISSION program, a web-based competition designed to cultivate student interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by encouraging students in grades six through nine to develop solutions to real-world challenges in their local communities.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has announced up to 60 new cybersecurity jobs in Richmond.