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.
“We’ve been very successful in identifying people in Eastern Europe and in Russia, Vietnam and throughout Asia that we’ve extradited and brought back into the United States to be prosecuted here,” Horn said.
On Nov. 18, Horn’s office extradited two Nigerian citizens living in Malaysia for an alleged email scam. They’re accused of stealing over $1 million from over 25 U.S. colleges and universities, including Georgia Tech.
The cybercrime unit will include five prosecutors total, which will include one new assistant U.S. attorney, hired with new funds allocated to fight cybercrime.
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