A Russian man has been arrested in the case of 117 million LinkedIn passwords stolen in 2012.
LinkedIn initially thought the hack only compromised 6 million user logins and passwords, but later discovered 117 million were stolen. Some of the user information turned up for sale online.
The New York Times reported the man was arrested in Prague on Oct. 5 but it was kept secret until Tuesday for "tactical reasons." Prior to the arrest, the man was seen driving around with a woman in a luxury car. He was arrested at a hotel in Prague.
In addition to being wanted by the FBI for hacking U.S. targets, Interpol also had issued a "red notice" for the man's arrest, according to CNN Money.
The U.S. is attempting to extradite the suspect but Russian officials said they would oppose those efforts. “We insist the Russian citizen is handed to Russia,” press secretary for the Russian embassy in Prague Alexey Kolmakov said, CNN Money reported.
LinkedIn was thankful for the work of law enforcement in capturing the suspect.
“Following the 2012 breach of LinkedIn member information, we have remained actively involved with the FBI’s case to pursue those responsible,” it said in a statement, CNN Money reported. “We are thankful for the hard work and dedication of the FBI in its efforts to locate and capture the parties believed to be responsible for this criminal activity.
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