- Apr 21, 2016
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Russian hacker Peter Levashov was indicted on eight counts of fraud, conspiracy and identity theft. Levashov, who was arrested in Spain early this month, is believed to be Severa, the hacker behind the Kelihos botnet, one of the largest spam operations in the world.
The indictment comes from a federal grand jury in Connecticut, which came together on Friday in order to lay out all accusations the US has against Levashov.
The 36-year-old hacker was arrested in Spain on April 7 as he was there on vacation with his family. For a few hours after news broke, it was believed that the US authorities were after him because of his involvement with the Democratic National Committee hack during the 2016 US elections and the subsequent email leak.
Read more: Russian Hacker Behind Kelihos Botnet Indicted in US
The indictment comes from a federal grand jury in Connecticut, which came together on Friday in order to lay out all accusations the US has against Levashov.
The 36-year-old hacker was arrested in Spain on April 7 as he was there on vacation with his family. For a few hours after news broke, it was believed that the US authorities were after him because of his involvement with the Democratic National Committee hack during the 2016 US elections and the subsequent email leak.
Read more: Russian Hacker Behind Kelihos Botnet Indicted in US
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