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Cybersecurity Professor Mysteriously Disappears

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Attempts to locate Wang and Ma have so far been unsuccessful.
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The couple’s disappearance from public view in the days after the operation fed swirling rumors about whether the couple were detained or arrested, and questions as to what could have caused such a h...

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Cybersecurity Professor Mysteriously Disappears as FBI Raids His Homes
Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids.
IU faculty protests firing of professor in FBI probe
In conjunction with FBI raids at homes Wang shares in Bloomington and Carmel with his wife, IU Library software engineer Nianli Ma, all traces of the noted cybersecurity expert have been scrubbed ...
FBI won’t say why agents searched homes of IU cybersecurity expert
On Friday, investigators from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security searched two homes in Bloomington and Carmel that belong to XiaoFeng Wang, an internationally recognized expert on cybersecurity.
Indiana University cybersecurity professor has not been arrested or detained, lawyer says
A prominent Indiana University professor whose abrupt firing and disappearance drew interest in the cybersecurity community has not been detained and there are no pending criminal charges against him or his wife,
Fired prof accused of research misconduct, FBI involvement unclear
XiaoFeng Wang, the tenured cybersecurity professor fired by Indiana University the same day as mysterious FBI raids on his homes, stood accused of academic misconduct for not properly identifying people involved in his research.
US cyber expert Wang Xiaofeng took Singapore job before FBI raids: university letter
University staff protest decision to ‘summarily terminate’ Wang: ‘Silence fuels suspicion and distrust and makes shared governance harder’.
Lawyers for fired IU cybersecurity professor confirms he is safe, not charged
Lawyers for XiaoFeng Wang, a former cybersecurity expert at Indiana University at the center of an FBI probe, confirmed that Wang and his wife are not facing any charges. Jason Covert, an attorney with Taft Law Firm,
FBI investigating Minnesota cybersecurity expert over concerns about his background, Hennepin Co. att'y says
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says it has been unable to verify Mark Lanterman's educational and employment background fully after "concerns were raised."
Cybersecurity Professor Faced China Funding Inquiry Before Disappearing, Sources Say
A lawyer for Xiaofeng Wang and his wife says they are "safe" after FBI searches of their homes and Wang's sudden dismissal from Indiana University, where he taught for over 20 years.
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Lawyers: Fired cybersecurity expert and wife safe and not charged with a crime
Neither Prof. XiaoFeng Wang nor his wife Nianli Ma has been heard from publicly since last Friday’s raids at their homes in Bloomington and Carmel.
Exclusive | US cyber expert Wang Xiaofeng ‘is safe’ after FBI raids, source says
Unverified statement circulating among Wang’s colleagues says case linked research grant in China about seven years ago.
FBI warns about new extortion scam targeting sensitive data
According to the FBI, cybercriminals are sending extortion letters, threatening to release victims' sensitive information unless a ransom is paid.
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FBI Raids Indiana U Cybersecurity Professor’s Homes
Federal investigators spent hours last Friday raiding two homes belonging to a cybersecurity professor at Indiana University at Bloomington, multiple local news outlets reported.
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Cybersecurity professor erased from Indiana University while FBI raids his home: "None of this is in any way normal"
A prominent associate dean at Indiana University has gone silent after the FBI raided his home on Friday. On the same day, the university fired the tenured professor, but, like the FBI, would not say why.
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