NBC News' Ken Dilanian has details on the prisoners released to Russia, including convicted assassin Vadim Krasikov, as part of the negotiations for the release of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan.
It’s rare for Russian criminal hackers to land in U.S. prisons and even rarer for them to get out early. But two of the eight Russians released in Thursday’s prisoner swap with the U.S. are seasoned cybercriminals. The decision to release the Russians highlights the steep price the U.S. was willing to pay to free political prisoners held by the Kremlin, like Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. It is believed to be the first time the U.S.
“Cyber has been even more difficult because of the lack of unified laws across the world,” he said. “I don’t want to undercut getting two U.S. citizens back that were wrongly held over there,” Carroll said. “I’m just not happy about the extremes we have to go to for this to be done.” Russia, which hosts one of the most thriving cybercrime ecosystems in the world, is particularly tough.
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