Security News > 2023 > June > Network security guy in extradition tug of war between US and Russia

A Russian network security specialist and former editor of Hacker magazine who is wanted by the US and Russia on cybercrime charges has been detained in Kazakhstan as the two governments seek his extradition.

Maybe the second part wasn't such a good idea after all - an update to the statement notes that Kislitsin is also wanted by Russia.

Before the security firm split into two entities, Kislitsin worked as the network security lead at Group-IB. Security vendor splits - not quits - to address Russia's invasion of Ukraine Russian hacker, described as 'brilliant' by judge, gets seven years in a US clink for raiding LinkedIn, Dropbox US government hit by Russia's Clop in MOVEit mass attack Kremlin claims Apple helped NSA spy on diplomats via iPhone backdoor.

The US extradition request seems to be related to earlier charges against Kislitsin, who is accused of ransacking social networking service Formspring in 2012, stealing usernames, email addresses, and passwords, and then trying to sell the stolen database for 5,000 euros a pop, according to a 2014 indictment [PDF] against him.

In March 2020, Group-IB issued a statement about then-employee Kislitsin, who the security firm said was "Mentioned" by the US Justice Department in relation to the Nikulin case.

We would like to highlight that, when joining Group-IB, Nikita Kislitsin never concealed his earlier research and journalism experience in the capacity of an independent analyst and as an editor-in-chief of Hacker magazine.

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