Extradited Kremlin-Linked Russian Businessman Charged with Cybercrimes, along with Four Other Russian Suspects

12/20/21 CYBERCRIME Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments U.S. authorities have unveiled the formal charges against Kremlin-linked Russian businessman Vladislav Klyushin, who was extradited from Switzerland to the United States last week over his alleged involvement in a global scheme to trade on hacked confidential information. read more

Train Engineer Inspired by Covid-19 Conspiracy Theory to Intentionally Derail Locomotive

12/20/21 TERRORISM Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles pleaded guilty last week to a federal criminal charge for running a locomotive at full speed off the end of railroad tracks near a U.S. Navy hospital ship that was deployed to provide medical relief during the early Read More >

Problems in Regulating Social Media Companies’ Extremist, Terrorist Content Removal Policies

12/20/21 TERRORIST CONTENT ONLINE Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments The proliferation of online terrorist and violent extremist content, particularly on social media platforms, is one of the major policy issues facing U.S. counterterrorism authorities and digital communications technology providers. The George Washington University’s Program on Extremism (POE) has released a report — read more