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Trial of accused LinkedIn, Dropbox hacker could shine light on international cybercrime rings

By Mike Swift
  • 03 Mar 2020 23:40
  • 04 Mar 2020 13:48
A trial set to begin Monday of a Russian man charged with hacking into LinkedIn and Dropbox may open a window on a shadowy international network of hackers — “a criminal clique” — that sought to use cyberattacks to manipulate financial markets as well as breach online platforms.
The trial

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Mike Swift

Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent


Mike Swift is an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of covering data, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory news for more than a decade. As the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent for MLex, in addition to reporting, he coordinates MLex’s worldwide coverage in the practice area. Formerly chief Internet reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and SiliconValley.com, Mike has covered Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and other tech companies and has closely tracked technology and regulatory trends in Silicon Valley. He has wide ranging expertise from the business of professional sports to computer-assisted reporting. A former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, he is a graduate of Colby College.

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