Suspected Russian LinkedIn hacker Nikulin reportedly extradited from Czech Republic to US [View all]

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Source: businessinsider.com/Reuters




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PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic has extradited Russian citizen Yevgeniy Nikulin to the United States where he is accused of hacking social networks including LinkedIn, a source with knowledge of the case told Reuters.

The decision by Czech Justice Minister Robert Pelikan defies Russia which had also asked for his extradition after Nikulin was arrested in Prague in cooperation with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2016.

Czech public radio and the weekly Respekt also reported the extradition. A Czech Justice Ministry spokeswoman could not be immediately reached for comment.

A U.S. federal grand jury in California indicted the 29-year-old Nikulin last year on suspicion of hacking into the U.S.-based social media companies LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring in 2012. ................................

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/suspected-russian-hacker-nikulin-extradited-to-us-czech-media-2018-3

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Anyone recall what he hacked?? Is it related to the DNC hack?

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Neva @NLong72
1h1 hour ago

He’s the DNC hacker
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Anson Ropp
? @SC_Ropp
1h1 hour ago

...and Formspring related to Weiner which is related to the HRC emails
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Neva
? @NLong72
1h1 hour ago

Yes
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Sunny Skyes ? @SunnySkyes53
3h3 hours ago

Replying to @ShimonPro

Is there a reason they flew him to California?
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Charlieb
? @Charliebo711
1h1 hour ago

Maybe all the rooms a Mar a lago were booked up?