FBI and Czech Police Arrest Russian Hacker (Video)
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 10/19/2016 01:10 PM
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The FBI, in concert with the Czech police, have arrested a Russian citizen in Prague. The suspect is thought to be a hacker that conducted cyber-attacks against the United States.
"Czech police carried out a successful joint operation with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation," the police said. "This time the objective of the police was a Russian national, suspected of committing hacker attacks on targets in the United States."
The arrest comes just weeks after the Obama administration accused Russia of hacking US institutions in an attempt to influence the presidential election.
The Czech judiciary will conduct a hearing regarding the extradion of the suspect to the United States.
Source: The Hacker News
"Czech police carried out a successful joint operation with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation," the police said. "This time the objective of the police was a Russian national, suspected of committing hacker attacks on targets in the United States."
The arrest comes just weeks after the Obama administration accused Russia of hacking US institutions in an attempt to influence the presidential election.
The Czech judiciary will conduct a hearing regarding the extradion of the suspect to the United States.
Source: The Hacker News
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