Two men have been arrested in London in connection with the
attempted extrotion of $200,000 from US financial firm Bloomberg LP
by hacking into its computer system. Both men, Oleg Zezov and Igor
Yarimaka, are from Kazakstan.
The FBI said that the company’s founder, Michael Bloomberg,
“played a central role” in capturing the two suspects. They were
arrested after Michael Bloomberg appeared to comply with their
monetary demands to learn how they had gained access to the
company's computer system, authorities said in a statement.
The US authorities are seeking to extradite the pair to the US
for prosecution.
