"The FBI Is Adding More Cyber-Focused Agents to U.S. Embassies"

To increase its response to worldwide cyber crime, the FBI is upping the number of cyber assistant legal attachés and adding new positions in New Delhi, Rome, and Brasilia bringing the total to 22. Cyber bad actors are showing up in a wide variety of locations and often local police have trouble coordinating efforts across countries. The program of cyber-focused agents goes back to 2011 and beefing up the staff shows a proactive approach to dealing with international cyber crime by disrupting the work of criminal groups across country boundaries.

CyberScoop reports "The FBI Is Adding More Cyber-Focused Agents to U.S. Embassies"

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