H5N1 Russian estimator hacker as well as alleged spam kingpin was arrested inwards Barcelona, Spain, on Fri reportedly over suspicion of beingness involved inwards hacking attacks linked to alleged interference inwards final year's the States presidential election process.
36-year-old Peter Yuryevich Levashov from Saint Petersburg was detained yesteryear law inwards Barcelona afterwards United States of America authorities issued an international arrest warrant for his arrest.
While the Russian diplomatic mission inwards Madrid announced Levashov's arrest on Sunday, it did non confirm the argue for his arrest.
This is the mo arrest made yesteryear the Castilian authorities since the United States of America 2016 election. In January, the law detained Stanislav Lisov, 32, on suspicion of creating as well as operating the NeverQuest Banking Trojan as well as perchance influencing the presidential election inwards Donald Trump's favor.
United States of America authorities are planning to asking the extradition of both hackers to the United State, where they are facing charges for their hacking-related crimes.
During an interview alongside Russian press way RT, Levashov's married adult woman Maria said that her hubby was held "at the asking of the American authorities inwards connecter alongside cyber crime."
Maria spoke alongside Castilian officials, who mentioned "something close a virus that was supposedly created yesteryear [her] husband" as well as was related to Trump's victory inwards final year's presidential race.
Western safety researchers convey identified Levashov equally Peter Severa (aka Peter Levashov) – the human who has too been listed inwards the world's Top x Worst Spammers maintained yesteryear anti-spam grouping Spamhaus, which has given him the seventh lay inwards the list.
Peter Carr, a spokesperson for the Criminal Division of the United States of America Department of Justice, told the intelligence way that "the United States of America representative remains nether seal, as well as thence [they] convey no information to supply at this time."
The United States of America regime has repeatedly defendant Russian Federation of hacking Democratic political party as well as leaking personal information inwards guild to influence election results inwards favor of Donald Trump, though Russian officials convey repeatedly denied the accusations.
Congressional committees as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation are examining links betwixt Russian Federation as well as Trump.
