Moscow Hacker Faces Extradition Requests by U.S. and Russia

A Muscovite accused of helping to lead the most prolific computer hacking ring to hit corporate America faces competing extradition requests by the U.S. and Russia.

Vladimir Drinkman, who has been in custody in the Netherlands since his arrest on June 28, 2012, was the subject of an extradition hearing this month in Rotterdam, said Wim de Bruin, a spokesman at the Dutch public prosecutor’s office. A Rotterdam court ruled yesterday that extradition requests from both the U.S. and Russia were admissible, De Bruin said.