DoJ Shuts Down GameOver Zeus Virus After International Intrigue

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Mark Melin
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Last month a then secret operation involving the US FBI was occurring in Ukraine. As the country was being pulled apart at the seams by a rebel insurrection in its eastern sector, FBI and Ukrainian authorities moved in on Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, 30, a stealthy computer hacker on the FBI’s most wanted list running one of the most sophisticated data theft operations in the world. Just seven days before the suspicious referendum was being held to provide Eastern Ukraine cities such as Donetsk more autonomy, Ukraine forces were not only fighting separatists, they were also working with US authorities to…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.