Alleged Ukrainian hacker in US court after extradition from Poland


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 10 Mar 2022

Vasinskyi was arrested in Poland in October as part of a global operation against ransomware attacks. — Photo by Bermix Studio on Unsplash

WASHINGTON: A Ukrainian man appeared before a US court on Wednesday to face charges over his role in ransomware attacks, including last year’s hack of IT software company Kaseya.

Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 22, was extradited to the United States from Poland on March 3, the Justice Department said, and made an initial appearance in a court in the Northern District of Texas.

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