{"id":52029,"date":"2021-10-29T19:47:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T16:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=52029"},"modified":"2025-09-03T02:52:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T23:52:30","slug":"us-doj-seeks-director-for-national-cryptocurrency-enforcement-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/us-doj-seeks-director-for-national-cryptocurrency-enforcement-team\/","title":{"rendered":"US DOJ seeks director for National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a search for the director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team. The vacancy is described on the <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/PrintPreview\/618095100\\\">federal government jobs site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the announcement, the new hire will lead \u201c[The Director] will focus on supporting, investigating and prosecuting cryptocurrency-related crimes, and will lead the Department&#8217;s efforts to reduce the use of digital assets as a criminal tool,\u201d the description says.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>\u201c[The Director] will focus on supporting, investigating and prosecuting cryptocurrency-related crimes, and will lead the Department&#8217;s efforts to reduce the use of digital assets as a criminal tool,\u201d the description says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The role will involve coordinating with the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Offices, investigators, federal and local law enforcement agencies, as well as FinCEN, the SEC and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>The role will involve coordinating with the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Offices, investigators, federal and local law enforcement agencies, as well as <span data-descr=\\\"The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network within the U.S. Treasury\\\" class=\\\"old_tooltip\\\">FinCEN<\/span>, <span data-descr=\\\"U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\\\" class=\\\"old_tooltip\\\">SEC<\/span> and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in October, Deputy Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/u-s-doj-to-create-national-cryptocurrency-enforcement-group\">Lisa Monaco announced the creation of the group<\/a>, which is intended to bolster the department&#8217;s ability to fight financial markets that enable cybercriminals to thrive.<\/p>\n<p>In September, media reported that the administration of President Joe Biden was preparing a set of measures aimed at countering cryptocurrency payments to hackers behind ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, sent a letter to several agencies expressing concern about the use of cryptocurrency as ransom to ransomware programs.<\/p>\n<p>FinCEN reported that 2021 saw a rise in ransomware-activity reports \u2014 in the first six months <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/fincen-reports-a-rise-in-ransomware-activity-notices-in-2021\">its number reached 635<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on <a href=\\\"https:\/\/vk.com\/forklogcom\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">VK<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a search for a director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team. 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