Cybersecurity: Crime and Espionage

Two cybercrime cases this summer highlight a stark contrast in rehabilitation and recidivism.

Though it was little noticed outside the Bitcoin community, the arrest in Greece on a sealed U.S. indictment of Alexander Vinnik for allegedly running the BTC-e crypto-currency exchange is significant news.

The most recent ransomware attack, which spread across Europe, the United States, and Asia yesterday, represents a chilling evolution in the worm-as-weapon.

For the last several years readers of this blog have pondered the challenge of effective law enforcement across national borders in the digital realm, an exercise that often pits American law enforcement against American companies and puts US law enforcement in potential conflict with foreign allies.  On Thursday June 22 at 9 AM I will be hosting an event at The Heritage Foundation entitled: "