Biden signs bill on cybercrime metrics, designed to offer ‘clearer picture’ of digital crime wave

President Biden has signed into law legislation requiring the FBI and Justice Department to revise processes for compiling data on cyber crimes with an eye toward giving policymakers a more complete view of criminal threats and activities in cyberspace.

The “Better Cybercrime Metrics Act” passed the House in March and cleared the Senate last December. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) led a bipartisan group on the House bill while Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) sponsored the Senate version along with fellow...