Uncle Sam tells overseas cybercrooks their visas are canceled
The same report says US investigators are pursuing Chinese organized crime affiliates operating in Cambodia, Laos, and Burma.Financially motivated sextortion has a somewhat different geographic footprint. In May 2025, for example, the secretary of state announced restrictions for foreign officials who take steps to restrict US citizens' freedom of expression, be that through threats of arrest for social media posts, or demands for US platforms to adopt content moderation policies. It followed the Saudi government's murder of journalist and regime critic Jamal Khashoggi.The US already has other ways to deny entry to convicted cybercriminals.
- ▪The same report says US investigators are pursuing Chinese organized crime affiliates operating in Cambodia, Laos, and Burma.Financially motivated sextortion has a somewhat different geographic footprint.
- ▪In May 2025, for example, the secretary of state announced restrictions for foreign officials who take steps to restrict US citizens' freedom of expression, be that through threats of arrest for social media posts, or demands for US platfor
- ▪It followed the Saudi government's murder of journalist and regime critic Jamal Khashoggi.The US already has other ways to deny entry to convicted cybercriminals.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); Security Uncle Sam tells overseas cybercrooks their visas are canceled Policy targets online scammers, sextortionists, and potentially their immediate families Connor Jones Connor Jones Cybersecurity reporter Published fri 24 Jul 2026 // 13:15 UTC Marco Rubio says the US will deny visas to foreign nationals involved in cybercrime and may extend the restrictions to their immediate families.The US secretary of state announced the restrictions on Thursday, citing a rise in overseas…
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