By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A Russian man accused of launching cyberattacks on the United States has been arrested by police in the Czech Republic, CBS News reports.
Cooperating with the FBI, Czech authorities arrested the man on Oct. 5. But the news is just now becoming public.
It’s not yet clear whether the suspect was involved in the hacking of the Democratic Party.
Czech officials are considering extraditing the man to the U.S.
American officials have suspected Russians were involved with the hacking of Democratic Party officials.
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