Wanted: FBI seeks ‘Cyber Special Agents,’ even hackers

Published December 29, 2014 5:10pm ET



With its claim that North Korea orchestrated the hack-attack on Sony Pictures under fire, the FBI has opened a campaign to hire “Cyber Special Agents” to focus on the growing international threat of Internet crime on government and business computers.

“The FBI seeks highly talented, technically trained individuals who are motivated by the FBI’s mission to protect our nation and the American people from the rapidly evolving cyber threat,” said Robert Anderson, Jr., executive assistant director for the Bureau’s Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch.

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