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[seemslikeadream]

FBI, Czech police team up to arrest suspected Russian hacker

Screenshot from video of the arrest of a Russian hacker in Prague

BY MARCUS GILMER
23 MINUTES AGO
Working in concert with local authorities, the FBI has arrested a Russian hacker who's suspected of attacking a target in the United States.

SEE ALSO: Donald Trump identifies new cybersecurity threat: 400-pound guy sitting on bed

The hacker's name has not been released and there has been no official announcement of what hack the man may be tied to. ABC News claimed the suspect is connected to a major hack of LinkedIn.


The publication could be referring to a LinkedIn attack in 2012, which was reported by Motherboard in May. The hack came to the attention of the public when a hacker attempted to sell the emails and passwords of 117 million LinkedIn users on the dark web. LinkedIn and the FBI have been contacted for comment.

Police spokesman Jozef Bocan said the man was arrested in a Prague hotel; the suspect collapsed after being arrested and was then hospitalized. According to the Associated Press, a video of the arrest identified the man as "Yevgeniy N."



The arrest, per another spokesman, David Schön, was executed several weeks ago but wasn't announced until Tuesday "for tactical reasons," according to the New York Times. The warrant for the arrest was issued by Interpol.

Prague's Municipal Court will now have to decide on his extradition to the United States, with Justice Minister Robert Pelikan having the final say. Spokeswoman Marketa Puci said the court ruled on Oct. 12 that the man will remain in detention until the extradition hearing, the date for which has not yet been set.

The announcement of the arrest follows last week's accusations by the Obama administration that Russian hackers were attempting to alter the course of the 2016 presidential election (see: July's hacking of the Democratic National Committee emails and attempts to access various voter registration databases).

The U.S. does not seem content to sit and take it, so to speak: NBC News reported that the CIA is planning a covert cyber attack on Russia in response to the aforementioned hacks, which have been blamed on Russian hackers and are meant to influence the results of the forthcoming U.S. presidential election.

The news of a possible retaliation picked up more steam when, appearing on Meet The Press, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden underscored the threat, "We have the capacity to do it. He’ll know it. And it will be at the time of our choosing. And under the circumstances that have the greatest impact."



For his part, Putin seemed unperturbed by any of this, telling reporters over the weekend, "You can expect anything from our American friends... I would like to reassure everyone, including our U.S. partners and friends – we do not intend to influence the US election campaign."

Czech police arrest alleged Russian hacker in joint operation with FBI
Arrest comes after Washington formally accuse Kremlin of attempting to interfere in 2016 election by hacking

Samuel Osborne

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed US threats to retaliate against alleged Russian hackers AP
Czech police carried out a joint operation with the FBI to arrest a Russian citizen in Prague suspected of staging cyber attacks on the United States.

Last week, Washington formally accused the Russian government of attempting to interfere with the 2016 election by hacking US political institutions – charges the Kremlin has repeatedly dismissed.

However, there was no indication from Czech police the arrest in Prague was linked to the US claims.

“Czech police have successfully collaborated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),” police spokesman David Schon said in a statement posted on the force’s website on Wednesday.

“The aim of the operation was a Russian citizen suspected of hacking attacks on targets in the United States.”


Trump 'accused of treason' after urging Russia to hack Hillary Clinton's email

The arrest took place in a hotel in Prague city centre, the police statement said. The suspect was not identified by name and no date was given for his arrest.

The suspect collapsed in police custody, it added, before he was given first aid and then hospitalised.

Czech judicial authorities will now rule on his extradition to the United States, the statement said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed US threats of retaliation over alleged Russian hacks, saying such statements only confirmed Washington used cyber attacks for political ends.

On Friday, US Vice President Joe Biden told NBC News “we are sending a message” to Mr Putin, and retaliation for Russia’s hacking attacks “will be at the time of our choosing, and under the circumstances that will have the greatest impact”.

The CIA was preparing a retaliatory cyber attack “designed to harass and embarrass the Kremlin leadership,” NBC reported.

The US government officially accused Russia for the first time of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party organisations ahead of the 8 November presidential election.

“The US Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organisations,” a statement from the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said.

The Kremlin was propelled to the heart of American politics in July, after Hillary Clinton’s campaign blamed Russia for an embarrassing leak of emails from the Democratic National Committee.

Russia has been accused of favouring Republican candidate Donald Trump – who has praised Mr Putin and called for better ties with Moscow – over Ms Clinton, who is seen as more hawkish.

Russia’s relations with the US have fallen to their post-Cold War nadir over the conflict in Ukraine and stalled efforts to end the five-year Syrian war.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 69361.html

[Jerky]

So the Clintons are vile, nasty ass-hats who don't deserve Americans' votes because they USED to support (or not support) policies vaguely similar in stance to where Trump is on those issues CURRENTLY? Is that the logic we're supposed to succumb to, here?

Because as someone whose opinion on the legitimacy / necessity of same sex marriage evolved rapidly in recent years (as did that of the American people, btw), I don't exactly vomit in horror at the idea that Hillary was against same sex marriage a decade or so ago. Because so was I, and in all realistic likelihood... so were YOU.

Jerky

[Jerky]

In other words, I ADMIRE pragmatism and flexibility in public figures. It is a GOOD thing when a government official shows that he or she can evolve on the issues, can be persuaded by good faith efforts to change their mind on something, regardless of the right-wing obsession with "staying the course" and the mockery of so-called flip-floppers.

I'm not sayng I want a flighty intellectual lightweight who does nothing but chase trends to find out where they stand. And I also admire those politicians willing to make difficult decisions that might be unpopular at the time, but which turn out to be for the better in the long run, despite widespread opposition, often from policy emenies and allies alike.

Jerky

[norton ash]

Hillary was against same sex marriage a decade or so ago. Because so was I, and in all realistic likelihood... so were YOU. - Jerky

I was for it 40 years ago. Back then, I just figured it was thoroughly insane and discriminatory that any two consenting adults couldn't marry one another.

[coffin_dodger]

Hillary was against same sex marriage a decade or so ago. Because so was I, and in all realistic likelihood... so were YOU. - Jerky

How about not tarring us with your brush, eh? Just a thought.

[guruilla]

Zero desire to muck in on this thread, but in case this got passed over:

Newsweek Journalist Claims US Intelligence Fed Him False Putin-Trump Conspiracy

An error made by a Sputnik News editor has revealed shocking information that US intelligence agencies may actively be trying to manipulate the presidential election, while also spying on Sputnik’s staff of US citizens.

https://sputniknews.com/us/201610191046 ... onspiracy/

[Jerky]

The Trump campaign's collusion with Putin does NOT hinge on the Sputnik article, but on Roger Stone's telegraphing of the fact that Podesta emails had been compromised a full month and a half before Wikileaks made it known that Podesta's emails had been compromised. The whole Sputnik thing is (and has been) just an easy-to-explain/exploit silly hour sideshow.

Been doing some digging re: Putin's support of far-right movements throughout Europe (Jobbik, Golden Dawn, even LePen and others) amid the growing memeplex about how Russia is the "last White Homeland" left on Earth, so I would be surprised if it turned out he DIDN'T try to fuck with the electon in behalf of Trump.

Anyhoo... time will tell, I suppose.

Jerky

[MacCruiskeen]

Zero desire to muck in on this thread, but in case this got passed over:

Newsweek Journalist Claims US Intelligence Fed Him False Putin-Trump Conspiracy

An error made by a Sputnik News editor has revealed shocking information that US intelligence agencies may actively be trying to manipulate the presidential election, while also spying on Sputnik’s staff of US citizens.

https://sputniknews.com/us/201610191046 ... onspiracy/

Well, of course it got passed over, and of course it will be passed over again. The New RI is not a Discussion Board, not a place where evidence is attended to, taken seriously and discussed, but an entirely unmoderated copy-and-paste competition where occasionally someone gets suddenly banned without warning.

When American Dream is the last poster left here, the lights can be switched off and he can move on to his next assignment (or to a well-earned holiday), content with a trillion words effortlessly copied and pasted from others (a job well done).

Good to see you here, btw. And thanks, seriously, for that useful reminder in the midst of yet another train-wreck of a thread.

PS Did You Know? 1. Donald Trump is A Bad Guy. 2. Hillary is a Feminist and Progressive, and MUST win. 3. Vladimir Putin is a VERY Bad Guy Who Wants War (unlike US). 4. Julian Assange is Putin's Tool.

That is all.*

*"... – that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

[guruilla]

Thx Mac. I call it One Ideology to Divide Them.

[Sounder]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed US threats to retaliate against alleged Russian hackers AP
Czech police carried out a joint operation with the FBI to arrest a Russian citizen in Prague suspected of staging cyber attacks on the United States.

Last week, Washington formally accused the Russian government of attempting to interfere with the 2016 election by hacking US political institutions – charges the Kremlin has repeatedly dismissed.

However, there was no indication from Czech police the arrest in Prague was linked to the US claims.

I hesitate to respond to such an absurd thing. But it seems that a certain Russian citizen is a hacker, oh dear me, polly bar the door! So what does this have to do with the Russian govt. hacking our elections? Right, absolutely nothing. I suppose if one can get 'hacker' and 'Russian govt.' in the same article it produces some sort of prestige.

Yes arrest the hackers, please arrest the ones messing with all our computers. Arrest the ones that already manipulate the machines.

Hey some Americans might be found out to be crooks also, -nah it's only dirty Russians that do this hacky shit.

[MacCruiskeen]

^^Yes, and thanks for saying it. Thread titles, too, appear to be of no importance here anymore. Anything can be posted anywhere with impunity.

[Harvey]

I made this image a long time ago. Good to see it's still all over the web. Guess I'm gonna have to come up with something a little stronger...

[MacCruiskeen]

Nice work, Harvey.

Meanwhile, just in time for Halloween, the NY Review of Books has called in the execrable Jonathan Freedland, a definite spook whose usual haunt is the Guardian. Freedland's task is to perform a politely British stitch-up on Julian Assange, thereby ensuring that all them New York liberals with their fancy book-larnin' will (whatever their tedious scruples) be fully on-message by the time Hillary is installed enthroned.

Why Is Assange Helping Trump?
Jonathan Freedland

http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2016/10/19 ... ing-trump/

[Wombaticus Rex]

^^Yes, and thanks for saying it. Thread titles, too, appear to be of no importance here anymore. Anything can be posted anywhere with impunity.

That's pretty much always been the case, but yes, it's gotten pretty incoherent here in the past 2 weeks.

[8bitagent]

The Trump campaign's collusion with Putin does NOT hinge on the Sputnik article, but on Roger Stone's telegraphing of the fact that Podesta emails had been compromised a full month and a half before Wikileaks made it known that Podesta's emails had been compromised. The whole Sputnik thing is (and has been) just an easy-to-explain/exploit silly hour sideshow.

Been doing some digging re: Putin's support of far-right movements throughout Europe (Jobbik, Golden Dawn, even LePen and others) amid the growing memeplex about how Russia is the "last White Homeland" left on Earth, so I would be surprised if it turned out he DIDN'T try to fuck with the electon in behalf of Trump.

Anyhoo... time will tell, I suppose.

Jerky

This is where I strongly agree with you. I am definitely disturbed by so much of Europe's political scene swaying toward far right ethno-authoritarian politics. If one were to include Duterte(a new fave non white icon amongst neo Nazis ala Pinochet) then the overall turn toward authoritarian violent rule is deeply troubling. Just as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, etc fueling the rise of jihadist ethno statelets in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, etc. but the rise of the far right could not have truly crystalized had it not been for the massive refugee crisis at Europe's door caused by the West and Arab elite's conspiracy to destabilize nations they didn't like

Regarding Stone, it is a strange era where the head of Breitbart and a daily Infowars Alex Jones guest has the ear of Trump and guiding him. Sadly, even as a leftist it seems to mostly be the right wing and fringe right wing that is covering important stories re: Clinton and her connections to terror states, wall street, etc that the mainstream and leftist media (save for Democracy Now and Counter Punch) is completely ignoring.