Ukrainian extradited to US for ‘trafficking’ computer passwords

During an exchange with an accomplice, Ivanov-Tolpintsev boasted he could steal the credentials of at least 2,000 computers per week. — dpa

WASHINGTON: A Ukrainian national has been extradited to the United States, where he is accused of hacking and “trafficking in computer passwords”, the US Justice Department announced on Sept 8.

Glib Ivanov-Tolpintsev, 28, is suspected of hacking into tens of thousands of computers and selling their access codes on the dark web, the underground area of the Internet, the department said in a statement.