Latvian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Role in Karakurt Cybercrime Group
Latvian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Role in Karakurt Cybercrime Group
23 August 2024
A 33-year-old Latvian national living in Moscow, Russia, has been charged in the U.S. for allegedly stealing data, extorting victims, and laundering ransom payments since August 2021.
Deniss Zolotarjovs (aka Sforza_cesarini) has been charged with conspiring to commit money laundering, wire fraud and Hobbs Act extortion. He was arrested in Georgia in December 2023 and has since been extradited to