"New DOJ Unit Will Focus On Prosecuting Nation-State Cybercrime"

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is adding a new section to its National Security Division that will prosecute malicious foreign cyber activity, a top department official recently announced. The department wants to be more active in combating digital threats from outside the US. Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen, the division's chief, revealed that the entity will enable the division to expand the scope and speed of disruption campaigns and prosecutions of nation-state cyber threats and state-sponsored cybercriminals. The department's Criminal Division will maintain its computer crimes section. The decision to place cyber on an equal footing with the division's three existing sections comes as the DOJ has increased its own efforts to combat botnets, contain or eliminate malware outbreaks, and pursue digital criminals worldwide. This article continues to discuss the new DOJ unit aimed at prosecuting malicious foreign cyber activity. 

The Record reports "New DOJ Unit Will Focus On Prosecuting Nation-State Cybercrime"