Cybersecurity
Russia Police Catch, Then Release Hacker Wanted by U.S.
- Pavlovich says he was detained and released in St. Petersburg
- Release comes amid ongoing Russia-U.S. cybersecurity talks
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A Belarusian hacker wanted in the U.S. for his role in a hacking ring that stole credit card numbers said he was detained and released on an Interpol warrant in St. Petersburg, Russia.
“As you see, I’m in a royal suite at a hotel and not in a cell, even though I was in a cell yesterday,” Sergey Pavlovich said in a live-streamed video on his YouTube channel Tuesday. “Even though I served 10 years in Belarus, America wants me as their prisoner, which isn’t fair.”