US court has jurisdiction over alleged Russian hacker – prosecutorsA court in Guam has personal jurisdiction over Russian national Roman Seleznev who was arrested and brought to the US to stand trial in cash register systems hacking case, according to the memorandum filed by prosecutors with the court and obtained by RAPSI.18:04 24.07.2014
ECHR rules that Gozi case suspect extradition to the US would not violate his rightsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that the extradition of Latvian national Deniss Calovskis, who is suspected of involvement in the Gozi virus scam alongside Russian national Nikita Kuzmin, to the US would not violate his rights, the court said in a statement Thursday.17:24 24.07.2014
No prior notice given to Russia before US cyber fraud arrestUS officials did not provide Russia with information on the activity of the Russian citizen who was charged with cyber fraud before his arrest, according to Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s envoy for human rights, democracy and supremacy of law.14:45 24.07.2014
Student arrested for attacking the online resources of major Russian banksA student from Togliatti (Samara Region) was arrested on suspicion of hacking into the online resources of several major Russian banks, Russian Interior Ministry reported Thursday.11:19 24.07.2014
Seleznev case “based solely on law enforcement considerations” – US State DepartmentSeleznev will be afforded all consular access, said State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki, adding the Seleznev case is a law enforcement matter that has nothing to do with the latest tensions between Russia and the US.11:24 16.07.2014
Russian diplomats reach detained hacker in GuamThe Russian consular staff on Monday visited Roman Seleznev, a Russian national arrested in the US on fraud charges, in Guam, a consular employee told RIA Novosti in San Francisco.12:33 14.07.2014
Russia could request hacker’s transfer if he is found guilty in the USRussia’s Justice Ministry could request the transfer of Roman Seleznev to Russia if he is found guilty in the United States, RIA Novosti learned at the ministry’s press service.11:25 10.07.2014
Russia concered about detained hacker facing derailed trial like BoutRussian Foreign Ministry is taking all steps to prevent the case of detained Russian national Roman Seleznev from developing along the lines of the capers of Viktor Bout and jailed pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, ministry’s human rights rapporteur Konstanin Dolgov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.11:13 09.07.2014
Foreign Ministry qualifies alleged Russian scammer's arrest as abductionThe arrest of Russian national Roman Seleznev on the Maldive Islands is an unfriendly move, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that it is not the first time that the United States “has actually abducted a Russian national.”14:30 08.07.2014
Estonian court confirms extradition of hacker to USThe ruling to extradite Estonian citizen Vladimir Chashchin to the US will remain valid after the City Court refused to hear the defense’s appeal, the court press service announced Tuesday.17:19 17.06.2014
US authorities charge Russian national with hackingThe US Justice Department on Monday charged a Russian national, Evgeniy Bogachev, with committing cybercrimes, Reuters reports.10:22 03.06.2014
Convicted in Aeroflot DDoS-attack case released on parolePavel Vrublevsky, the co-founder and owner of ChronoPay, one of Russia's largest e-payment providers, has been released on parole, his spokesman Denis Dunyushkin told RAPSI Tuesday.14:41 27.05.2014
US accuse Chinese military of cyber spyingFor the first time, US officials intend to prosecute five Chinese military officers on charges of stealing commercial secrets from US firms, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced.10:42 20.05.2014
Estonia to extradite acquitted hacker to USThe Estonian government resolved Friday to extradite Vladimir Chashchin, charged with international cybercrimes and earlier acquitted by an Estonian court, to the US, the press service of the cabinet of ministers announced.13:55 15.05.2014
Infamous Carberp hackers convicted in MoscowTwo of the Carberp group hackers who developed one of the world’s largest botnets and stole money remotely from computers in Russia and Ukraine, have been convicted in Moscow, the Russian Interior Ministry announced today.12:27 21.04.2014
U.S. and Russia compete for Moscow hacker extradition – reportVladimir Drinkman, Muscovite accused of criminal activity as a member of the infamous computer hacking ring, faces simultaneous extradition requests from U.S. and Russia, Businessweek reported.12:30 18.04.2014
Russian hacker family allegedly steals $58,000 from US bankThe police detained suspected hackers in Russia who are believed to have stolen about $58,000 from client accounts of a US bank, the Russian Interior Ministry said in a statement Wednesday.12:28 12.03.2014
Russian national pleads guilty in US to role in developing SpyEye malwareRussian national Aleksandr Panin pleaded guilty in the US Tuesday to conspiring to commit wire and bank fraud in connection with his role in developing and distributing the SpyEye malware program.12:21 29.01.2014
Russian student detained for hacking antitrust regulator twitterRussian police have detained a 20-year old journalism student in Moscow on suspicion of having hacked into the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s official twitter account.14:37 20.01.2014
Kremlin website hacker sentenced for hooliganismA Russian court convicted a computer hacker who broke into the presidential website to 18 months of probation, a court representative said Monday.15:55 23.12.2013