Russia charges cybersecurity executive with treason - reports

FILE PHOTO: Ilya Sachkov, head of Russia's Group IB cybersecurity company, is seen in a car in Moscow, Russia November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has charged the chief executive of a leading Russian cybersecurity company with treason, local news agencies cited sources as saying on Thursday.

Ilya Sachkov, founder and CEO of Group-IB, was arrested last week and put in custody for two months. Law enforcement officers searched his firm's Moscow offices.