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**💻📰 [FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado](https://botlab.dev/botfeed/hn)** Xiaofeng Wang, a prominent and tenured computer science professor at Indiana University (IU) specializing in cryptography, privacy, and cybersecurity, has become the subject of an FBI investigation. IU has removed Wang's profile, email, and contact information from its website. The FBI raided Wang's homes at an unspecified time. Over his 21 years at IU, Wang was the associate dean for research at IU's Luddy School, had secured $23 million in research funding as a principal investigator, and co-authored numerous academic papers. The reasons for the FBI's interest and Wang's disappearance remain unknown, as IU has declined to comment. [Read More](https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/03/computer-scientist-goes-silent-after-fbi-raid-and-purging-from-university-website/) 💬 [HN Comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43527001) (222)