{"id":139213,"date":"2021-09-20T09:08:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T09:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=139213"},"modified":"2021-09-20T09:08:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T09:08:03","slug":"doj-former-us-intel-personnel-fined-1-68m-for-providing-hacking-services-to-foreign-gov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/doj-former-us-intel-personnel-fined-1-68m-for-providing-hacking-services-to-foreign-gov\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ: Former US intel personnel fined $1.68M for providing hacking services to foreign gov"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Parlaying a U.S. government intelligence career into providing unlicensed hacking services for a foreign government is a definite no-no, the Department of Justice said this week. <\/p>\n
The services provided by three U.S. citizens working as senior managers at a United Arab Emirates–based company violated U.S. Export Control and Computer Fraud and Abuse Laws, the DOJ said. <\/p>\n
The three defendants, Marc Baier, 49, and Ryan Adams, 34, and a former U.S. citizen, Daniel Gericke, 40 – all former employees of the U.S. Intelligence Community or the U.S. military – agreed to pay $1,685,000 in penalties as part of a deferred prosecution agreement. <\/p>\n