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Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Yahoo
US seeks extradition of alleged hacker arrested in France
(Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors have charged a British national with data theft and related cybercrime offences, and are seeking to extradite the alleged hacker from France, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Kai West, who was arrested in France in February, was part of a wider group of hackers who were active selling or giving away stolen data on a cybercrime forum, the Justice Department said. West has been charged with operating the "IntelBroker" online identity, infiltrating victim computer networks, stealing data, selling it, and causing millions in damages to dozens of victims around the world, the department said, adding victims include a U.S.-based telecommunications provider. A four-count criminal indictment and complaint charging West was unsealed on Wednesday. Two of the counts carry a maximum prison sentence of five years each, while the other two charges carry a maximum of 20 years each. The Justice Department did not identify the forum where West is alleged to have been selling stolen data, but French media including Le Parisien and Valeurs Actuelles have identified it as BreachForums, a notorious gathering place for data-swapping cybercriminals. French media said four additional French hackers had been arrested by police on Monday in connection with the investigation. A representative for West could not immediately be identified to comment.
Bloomberg
12 hours ago
- Bloomberg
British Man Charged by US in ‘IntelBroker' Company Data Hacks
A 25-year-old British man known as 'IntelBroker' was accused by US authorities of conspiring with a group of hackers to steal data from dozens of companies and offer it for sale online, causing more than $25 million in damages to victims around the world. Federal prosecutors in New York on Wednesday announced an indictment had been unsealed charging Kai West, 25, with four counts including conspiracy to commit computer intrusions. West was arrested in February in France, where he remains in custody, prosecutors said in a statement. The US is seeking his extradition.
Reuters
13 hours ago
- Reuters
US seeks extradition of alleged hacker arrested in France
June 25 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have charged a British national with data theft and related cybercrime offences, and are seeking to extradite the alleged hacker from France, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Kai West, who was arrested in France in February, was part of a wider group of hackers who were active selling or giving away stolen data on a cybercrime forum, the Justice Department said. West has been charged with operating the "IntelBroker" online identity, infiltrating victim computer networks, stealing data, selling it, and causing millions in damages to dozens of victims around the world, the department said, adding victims include a U.S.-based telecommunications provider. A four-count criminal indictment and complaint charging West was unsealed on Wednesday. Two of the counts carry a maximum prison sentence of five years each, while the other two charges carry a maximum of 20 years each. The Justice Department did not identify the forum where West is alleged to have been selling stolen data, but French media including Le Parisien and Valeurs Actuelles have identified it as BreachForums, a notorious gathering place for data-swapping cybercriminals. French media said four additional French hackers had been arrested by police on Monday in connection with the investigation. A representative for West could not immediately be identified to comment.
