Atlanta’s U.S. Attorney’s Office Launches New Cybercrime Unit

A specialist works at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. Ground zero in the nation’s fight against cybercrime hides in plain sight, in a nondescript suburban office building with no government seals or signs. Only after passing a low-key receptionist stationed on the seventh floor does … Continued

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia is creating a new cybercrime unit to target cybercriminals.

U.S. Attorney John Horn said there’s a misconception about cybercriminals being secretive hackers who are impossible to identify and send to jail.