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ed as the reason for a lower program rating for fiscal year 2023. CACHTU initially rated our squad "gold", the highest rating, but Deputy Director Paul Abbate later changed our rating to "red", the worst rating, and included the reference to ApostleX and its direct involvement in the intrusion as the reas

renced as the reason for a lower program rating for fiscal year 2023. CACHTU initially rated our squad "gold", the highest rating, but DD Dcputy Paul Abbate later changed our rating to "red", the worst rating, and included the reference to Apostlex and its direct involvement in the intrusion as the reas

t social media comments. Fallon said he would speak with House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., about calling former FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate back to testify on the investigation. In July 2024, Abbate said the agency discovered more than 700 social media comments they believe were made by

er 500 victims to restore their computer systems, saving them from ransom demands totaling about $99 million. The article quoted FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate, who said in December, "Helping victims of crime is the FBI's highest priority and is reflected here in the provision of tools to assist those vict

rtners to identify their malicious activity, disrupt their hacking campaigns, and bring them to light." The press release quoted FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate: "The disruption of this worldwide botnet is part of the FBI's commitment to using technical operations to help protect victims, expose publicly th

also referenced as the reason for a lower program rating for fiscal year 2023. CACHTU initially rated our squad "gold", the highest rating, but DD Paul Abbate later changed our rating to "red", the worst rating, and included the reference to ApostleX and its direct involvement in the intrusion as the rea