Czechia extradites two Ukrainian hackers to the United States

The U.S. FBI, in cooperation with Czech authorities, disclosed the alleged members of an international hacking group involved in money laundering.

According to Ukrinform, citing Czech media, the detainees are Ukrainian nationals. They were detained during an operation in February of last year. The suspects have now been extradited to the United States.

According to investigators, the hackers siphoned money from accounts and attempted to access confidential information of American citizens.

The detained Ukrainian nationals were allegedly involved in laundering funds obtained illegally.

Authorities in the Czech Republic said the suspects used “the latest tools of cybercrime — encrypted communications, cryptocurrency payments, opening accounts in Czech banks under fictitious names, the darknet and other methods of anonymity.”

The damage from the hackers’ activities is estimated at $500,000. The detainees face up to 20 years in prison.

Earlier in February, the U.S. Department of Justice charged three programmers from North Korea in hacking attacks on financial institutions and companies, in connection with the creation of the WannaCry ransomware and the theft of funds, including cryptocurrency.

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