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Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone is the editor-in-chief of CyberScoop, with a special interest in cybercrime, disinformation and the U.S. justice system. He previously worked as an editor at the Wall Street Journal, and covered technology policy for sites including the Christian Science Monitor and the International Business Times.
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Former TD Bank, Bank of America employee allegedly helped email scammers launder money
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Stolen Twitch source code, creator payment data revealed in apparent data leak
Technology![](https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/GettyImages-1344803977.jpg?w=261)
Facebook blames networking issues, not a cyberattack, for long downtime
Technology![](https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/GettyImages-1223493994.jpg?w=255)
Neiman Marcus alerts 4.6 million customers about May 2020 data breach
Money![Group-IB](https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-04-at-5.14.07-PM-Cropped-min.png?w=302)
Russia arrests Group-IB CEO Illya Sachkov on reported treason charges
Geopolitics
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