Extradited from where? The country of Georgia.
Russian Accused of Massive Data Theft Extradited to US
NEW YORK —
A Russian hacker accused of helping pull off the biggest theft yet of consumer bank data in the United States has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges, federal prosecutors said Friday.
Russian national Andrei Tyurin was arrested by Georgian authorities to face charges he helped steal personal data of more than 80 million JP Morgan Chase customers in a massive hacking scheme uncovered by federal prosecutors three years ago, according to the Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman.
Tyurin is alleged to have participated in a global hacking ring that ran illegal Internet casinos and payment processors and targeted the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and brokers such as E-Trade and Scottrade.
Read more at: https://www.voanews.com/a/russian-accused-of-massive-data-theft-extradited-to-us/4562783.html
35 years old, a few years ago, some young Russians were busted in Canada.
Internet casinos? Wow.
