Roman Seleznev

Roman Valerevich Seleznev (also known by his hacker handle Track2) is a Russian computer hacker. He was indicted in Washington in 2011, and is accused of hacking into servers to steal credit card data. Seleznev's activities have been speculated to have caused damages to banks and credit card companies ranging in the millions of dollars. Seleznev was arrested in July 5, 2014 and faces five counts of bank fraud, eight counts of intentionally causing damage to a protected computer and five counts of aggravated identity theft.[1]

Seleznev is the son of Valery Seleznev, a member of the Duma, Russia’s parliament.[2]

Arrest

Seleznev's 2014 arrest caused controversy as he was apparently arrested outside of the United States and transported to Guam to stand trial. Citing "law enforcement reasons" the Justice Department would not disclose the location of Seleznev's arrest. Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security, said in a statement that the arrest showed that "despite the increasingly borderless nature of transitional organized crime, the long arm of justice - and [the Department of Homeland Security] - will continue to disrupt and dismantle sophisticated criminal organizations".[3][4]

Russian officials complained that Seleznev's arrest amounted to "kidnapping" and said the US had failed to notify Russian consulates of Seleznev's arrest. The Russian Foreign Ministry indicated that the Maldives had been the site of Seleznev's arrest, and criticized the Maldives for failing to follow "international legal norms" in Seleznev's arrest.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Russian hacker arrested for widespread U.S. credit card data theft". CBS. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Wilber, Del Quentin (7 July 2014). "Russian Charged by U.S. as Hacker Is Duma Member's Son". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "U.S. arrests Russian in hacking of retail systems". Reuters. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Russian Arrested in Hacking Case Filed in Seattle". American Broadcasting Company. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Russia Calls U.S. Arrest of Alleged Hacker 'Kidnapping'". The Moscow Times. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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