The former chief technology officer and co-founder of mining power marketplace NiceHash has reportedly been arrested in Germany over U.S. charges that he is part of a hacking organization responsible for the theft of millions of dollars.
According to Slovenian news site 24UR.com, Matjaz Skorjanec was apprehended by German federal police last Monday. The U.S. Department of Justice has released a warrant for his extradition.
Matjaz Skorjanec is wanted in the U.S. for founding and running the cybercrime forum Darkode from 2008 to 2013, as well as for the creation and deployment of one of the largest botnets ever, Mariposa. A U.S. federal court unsealed indictments against Skorjanc and three other individuals allegedly connected to the Darkode this summer.
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The U.S. initially released an international warrant for his arrest as far back as 2011. Under U.S. law, Skorjanc could face up to 50 years in prison if convicted, according to 24UR.com.
Darkode was dismantled by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2015 in conjunction with 20 other countries, according to cyb ..
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