💨 Abstract

A British man, Robert Westbrook, has been arrested and charged by U.S. authorities for hacking into five companies' computers to gain earnings details, then illegally trading before results were released, making $3.75 million. The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking his extradition for securities fraud, wire fraud, and computer fraud charges.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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