The US Postal Inspection Service is Seeking Bitcoin ‘Intelligence Gathering Specialists’
The US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) has recently listed a job opening where it seeks an “Intelligence Gathering Specialist”. In it, the organization states candidates must be knowledgeable about bitcoin, dark net markets, and openly available data sources, among other things. The Washington, DC-based job listing indicates the agency is looking for people that’ll help them fight cybercrime, as it states USPIS is critical when it comes to the protection of the US Mail organization and its digital product portfolio. Ideal candidates should not only be able to evaluate internet....
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