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9 NEWS maltatoday | SUNDAY • 18 FEBRUARY 2024 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Submit your application JUDICIAL ASSISTANTS (PART-TIME) Aġenzija għas-Servizzi tal-Qrati Prospective candidates must be in possession of the warrant to practice as an Advocate in the Superior Courts of Malta. The salary for the position of Judicial Assistant (part-time) is pegged to the third step of Grade 3, pro- rata. At 2024 rates, this is equivalent to €13,598 per annum. This part-time position is on a 3-year definite contract and is subject to a one-year probationary period. Candidates must also be proficient in the Maltese and English Languages. Candidates are to submit their letter of application, their qualifications and experience in a Europass Curriculum Vitae Format, a copy of their relevant scanned certificates and a valid Police Conduct Certificate by e-mail on recruitment.courts@courtservices.mt. Further information and a comprehensive description of duties can be obtained by contacting the Court Services Agency on recruitment.courts@courtservices.mt. Applications will be received till Friday 1st March 2024 at 13:00 hrs. Eligibility JobsPlus Permit No. 290/2021 to covert FBI operator a tacit understanding with others to hack into a computer, infect it with a programme that could have affected 10 other computer users, and solicit from this kind of re- mote control, illicit financial gain. Keeping 30% profits Meli was credited with having created RATs which he advertised and sold, then directly assisting his clients into how to use the RATs, in a deal with the Skynet-Corpora- tion to keep 30% of the profits for himself. As a result of this partnership, Meli was listed as an administrator on the website for Skynet-Corpo- ration. His products were sold at just $28 to $73, and Meli would speak to customers on Skype with his ID 'vuln.hf' or on Discord or Tele- gram with the name 'dmeli96'. After working with Skynet-Cor- poration for a few weeks, Meli con- tacted the unknown Skynet-Cor- poration administrator asking for more money, stating, "Don't u think I deserve a raise... consider- ing I'm risking jail time?" In April 2022, Meli assisted a hacker on how to use a RAT to steal email passwords from Micro- soft Outlook. In one text exchange, the computer hacker promised to pay Meli when he "got profits" from his hacking. During October 2022, Meli pro- vided the discount code 'DAN' to a covert FBI operator who pur- chased a RAT from the online criminal enterprise. With the dis- count code, the online criminal enterprise sold the RAT to the FBI for $186, and the FBI downloaded it on the same day. Meli then sold the same FBI agent an eBook on his private RAT spreading method for $218, as well as lifetime support for RATs for $57. Meli was arrested at his work- place in Gudja on 7 February, and during searches conducted at various locations related to the suspect, numerous items linked to this investigation were seized. 'Let's get it done' He appeared in court to begin ex- tradition proceedings to the Unit- ed States, where he will face charg- es before the American court. But he also consented to extradition and is now being held in custody at the Correctional Facility in Kor- din. Meli's lawyer, Joe Giglio, ex- plained that his client wanted to tackle the charges head on and clear his name. "He was motivated by a mindset of cooperation and facing down the charges, Giglio said, summing up Meli's attitude as 'since we are going to have to face it, let's get it done.'" The charges Meli will face in America are conspiracy, obtaining unauthorised access to protected computers to obtain information, illegally selling an interception de- vice, and illegally advertising an interception device, each provide for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater. The charge of causing unauthorised damage to protected computers provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss, which- ever is greater. Operations in various countries related to the same illegal malware trade on the dark web were being coordinated by Europol, involv- ing several other states, including the Australian Federal Police, the Canadian Police, Croatian Police, Finnish Police, Dutch Police, Ro- manian Police, German Police, and Nigerian authorities. Daniel Meli accepted to be extradited to the US to face charges of criminal conspiracy after he was tracked down by the FBI in a global anti-cybercrime investigation