Rubio unveils visa restrictions targeting cybercrime networks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a new visa restriction policy aimed at foreign nationals who commit or facilitate cybercrime and cyber-enabled crimes, including sextortion schemes. The move forms part of the Trump administration's wider crackdown on fraud and cybercrime networks, which officials say increasingly overlap with international criminal gangs and human trafficking operations.

According to the State Department, the policy will target individuals responsible for or complicit in cyber-enabled criminal activity, restricting their ability to obtain US visas. The announcement was made on Thursday and comes alongside other administration efforts highlighted this week, including Federal Trade Commission action against fraud and warnings from the Labor Department's Inspector General about H-1B visa fraud links to organised crime.