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Navy civilian worker, contractor indicted in alleged bribery scheme
Former Naval Information Warfare Center civilian employee James Soriano and defense contractor Russell Thurston allegedly conspired to commit fraud.
By Sarah Sicard
Russia trying to block another suspected cybercriminal’s extradition to US
The lawyer for an alleged Russian hacker said Friday that authorities in Moscow are fighting his extradition from Spain to the U.S., the third time in recent months that Russia has moved to block U.S. prosecution of suspected cybercriminals.
By Aritz Parra, The Associated Press
Justice official: Feds have expanding role in fighting abusive cybercrime
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.
WannaCry hero indicted on six hacking-related charges
Marcus Hutchins, UK native who successfully found the kill-switch for the WannaCry ransomware has been arrested in the U.S. for his alleged role in creating and distributing a banking trojan.
By Rachael Kalinyak