Montenegro police, FBI arrest Iranian wanted by US for hacking

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Montenegrin police and the US FBI arrested a dual Iranian-Turkish national in Kotor, Montenegro, wanted by the US for hacking attacks causing $3.4 billion in damages to infrastructure. The suspect faces charges including conspiracy to commit computer fraud, hacking, and identity theft.

BELGRADE, June 26 (Reuters) - Montenegrin police andthe U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested an Iranian national suspected of hacking attacks that damaged U.S. infrastructure to the tune of $3.4 billion, Montenegrin police said. The 39-year-old man, with dualIranian and Turkish citizenship, is sought by the Southern District Court in New York on chargesincluding conspiracy to commit computer fraud, hacking, and identity theft. He was arrested in the Adriatic coastal resort of Kotor, Montenegro’s police directorate said on Thursday.