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celticninja
"we've stopped them, no we wont extradite them or charge them locally"

Putin has told them to lay low for a while or change their handles, this doesn't stop the group or the software from operating.

bloak
The article says they have been "charged".
rasz
Someone has been charged. You dont waste hacking talent like that.
nix23
Ah yes imagine the US would extradite US-Citizens to russia...
celticninja
I'm not asking for deportation to USA. I don't think anyone should be extradited to the USA given its legal system is stacked against the alleged. But trusting local law enforcement and judicial process in Russia is a fools errand.
wicharek
"it had seized including 426 million roubles, $600,000, 500,000 euros, computer equipment and 20 luxury cars"

Ah yes, FSB are always happy to do that.

lil_dispaches
600B Euros???
benwills
I had the same thought and it took me a minute to figure out.

It's two separate denominations: $600,000 USD and 500,000 Euro.

bigodbiel
Wonder how does this reflects on the ongoing Russia-US NATO talks that just wrapped up. Moscow is waiting an official letter from the WH where Russia’s “security concerns” are addressed. Even if Washington expected de-escalation on the Russian-Ukrainian border, this does seem like a good gesture token.
AlexAndScripts
It's arguably a different message. "This is the kind of cooperation we can do at the flick of a switch. The less sanctions post-Ukraine, the more of this."
mrandish
This group clearly wasn't cutting in the right people at a high-enough government level. In Russia, the more you make, legally or illegally, the more you have to pay in bribes. Becoming a political nuisance by attracting international attention from other major governments can increase the amounts substantially.