A young Russian hacker alleged to have masterminded a huge hacking of social networks, including LinkedIn and Dropbox, now finds himself at the center of an extradition struggle between the United States and Russia. Yevgeniy Nikulin, who was detained in Prague in October of 2016, was charged with computer intrusion and aggravated identity theft, among other offenses. However, soon after his arrest, Russian authorities also sought his extradition for alleged theft from an online money transfer company back in 2009. The Foreign Ministry in Moscow said soon afterward it was "actively working with the Czech authorities to prevent the extradition of a Russian citizen to the United States."
