America is nabbing Russian hackers when they are 'dopey enough to take a vacation'

Man in handcuffs.
(Image credit: iStock)

In the last year, the United States has arrested at least five Russian hackers while they were vacationing abroad, snatching up the accused criminals in Barcelona, Prague, Latvia, and Greece, The Associated Press and Axios report.

"We are still not really good at [arresting Russian hackers]," the Center for Strategic and International Relations' Jim Lewis told Axios, noting that it is difficult to "deal with a state when they are a proxy for a criminal."

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.