Incident Details
Kazakhstan will reportedly extradite a prominent Russian cybersecurity expert to Moscow after refusing to send him to the U.S. Nikita Kislitsin, who was detained in Kazakhstan earlier in June at the request of the U.S., will face hacking and extortion charges in his home country, according to Moscow's Prosecutor General's Office. There was no official confirmation from Kazakhstan at the time of writing. In October, the Kazakh prosecutor's office said that Kislitsin's extradition decision could take up to one year to make. The agency hasn't responded to a request for comment.
Incident
How Did the Breach Happen?
The breach occurred when Nikita Kislitsin, a Russian cybersecurity expert, unlawfully gained access to the server data of a commercial organization and copied it. He and his accomplices then demanded a ransom in cryptocurrency to prevent the publication of this information.
What Data has been Compromised?
The server data of a commercial organization was compromised in this breach. The specific details of the data are not provided in the reference.
Why Did the company's Security Measures Fail?
The reference does not provide information on why the company's security measures failed in this breach.
What Immediate Impact Did the Breach Have on the company?
The immediate impact of the breach on the company is not mentioned in the reference.
How could this have been prevented?
The reference does not mention how this breach could have been prevented.
What have we learned from this data breach?
It is not specified in the reference what we have learned from this data breach.
Summary of Coverage
Kazakhstan has decided to extradite Russian cybersecurity expert Nikita Kislitsin to Moscow instead of the United States. Kislitsin, who was detained in Kazakhstan at the request of the U.S., will face hacking and extortion charges in Russia. The breach occurred when Kislitsin and his accomplices unlawfully gained access to the server data of a commercial organization and demanded a ransom to prevent its publication.