Хакер Никулин

[tijd.livejournal.com]

Евгений Никулин был арестован в Праге 5 октября 2016 по наводке ФБР. В США его обвиняют в хакерском взломе LinkedIn, Dropbox и Formspring.

The indictment, unsealed today, alleges that Nikulin, accessed computers belonging to LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring, each of which has its headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area. The indictment further alleges that the defendant accessed the computers without authorization and that he obtained information from the computers. According to the indictment, the defendant also caused damage to computers belonging to a LinkedIn employee and to Formspring by transmitting a program, information, code, or command. Nikulin also is alleged to have used the credentials of LinkedIn and Formspring employees in connection with the computer intrusions. Further, Nikulin is alleged to have engaged in a conspiracy with unnamed co-conspirators to traffic stolen Formspring user credentials. In all, Nikulin is charged with three counts of computer intrusion; two counts of intentional transmission of information, code, or command causing damage to a protected computer; two counts of aggravated identity theft; one count of trafficking in unauthorized access devices; and one count of conspiracy.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/yevgeniy-nikulin-indicted-hacking-linkedin-dropbox-and-formspring

США и Россия теперь борятся за экстрадицию Никулина (гражданина РФ). Сообщалиось, что представителям ФБР разрешат допросить Никулина в присутствие чешских правоохранителей.

Дело Никулина интересно по двум причинам. Во-первых, эго экстрадиция - прямой тест того, насколько администрация Трампа готова идти на прямую конфронтацию с РФ.

“There are precedents here, and it is a matter of who puts what sort of pressure on the Czech government. If the US wants this extradition order fulfilled, they will need to take a hard line. At present time, I do not see that happening,” said the State Department official, who asked not to be quoted by name due to the sensitivities surrounding the case. “This would be a head-to-head with Russia, and there needs to be an appetite for that.”
https://www.buzzfeed.com/sheerafrenkel/this-russian-hacker-could-become-a-test-case-of-trumps-willi

Во-вторых, время и обстоятельства его ареста могут указывать на возможную связь с операцией по вмешательству России в американские выборы.

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