Suspected Russian hacker reportedly detained in Thailand faces possible US extradition The Record from Recorded Future News

pppLeadershipppCybercrimeppNationstatepp Influence Operations ppTechnologyppCyber DailyppClick Here Podcastpp Free Newsletterpp The Russian Embassy in Thailand said it is seeking access to a Russian citizen reportedly detained on the resort island of Phuket at the request of the United States over suspected cybercrimes pp At the moment we are clarifying the circumstances of this case and working with the Thai side to arrange consular access embassy representative Ilya Ilyin told Russias state news agency TASS pp Thai police confirmed to TASS that the Russian national was arrested on Phuket in coordination with US authorities and later transferred to Bangkok The suspect is being held pending extradition to the US according to local media reports pp Earlier this week local outlet The Phuket Express reported that police had detained a 35yearold worldfamous hacker who had been hiding in Thailand after launching cyberattacks on government agencies in Europe and the US pp Authorities have not disclosed the suspects name alias or the specific crimes he is accused of Thai police said they seized laptops mobile phones and digital wallets during a raid carried out with assistance from the FBI pp The FBI declined to comment pp According to local reports the man entered Thailand in late October and was traced to a hotel in a coastal district of Phuket pp Russian independent outlet Vot Tak reported that among the Russian military hackers wanted by the FBI only one matches the age provided by Thai police Aleksey Lukashev a GRU officer accused of taking part in the 2016 US election interference campaign  pp Lukashev listed as a senior lieutenant in Russias military intelligence agency was among 12 GRU agents indicted in the US for hacking political organizations and leaking stolen data as part of the group tracked as APT28 Fancy Bear and BlueDelta pp It remains unclear whether Lukashev is the same individual now detained in Thailand pp The arrest follows a series of recent detentions of Russian nationals in Thailand accused of cyber offenses In February Thai police arrested four Russians wanted in Switzerland and the US for allegedly deploying ransomware against 17 Swiss companies and demanding multimilliondollar payments ppDaryna Antoniukppis a reporter for Recorded Future News based in Ukraine She writes about cybersecurity startups cyberattacks in Eastern Europe and the state of the cyberwar between Ukraine and Russia She previously was a tech reporter for Forbes Ukraine Her work has also been published at Sifted The Kyiv Independent and The Kyiv PostppPrivacyppAboutppContact Uspp Copyright 2025 The Record from Recorded Future Newsp