Russian 'super-hacker' appears in US court
A Russian wanted in the hacking of the Nasdaq stock market and of payment systems resulting in US$300 million in losses has been extradited to face US criminal charges.
Vladimir Drinkman, 34, appeared in court to face criminal charges in Newark, New Jersey after being extradited from the Netherlands, the Justice Department said in a statement.
Drinkman, who was arrested by Dutch authorities in June 2012, was charged in what officials called "the largest international hacking and data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the United States". Drinkman and his co-defendants are charged with attacks on the Nasdaq, retailers 7-Eleven, Carrefour, JC Penney and other companies, with losses estimated at more than US$300 million between 2005 and 2012.
