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Russian man held by Czech police over 'hacking aimed at US

Police in the Czech Republic have released video footage of a Russian man's arrest in connection with hacking attacks on targets in the United States. They say the operation, at a hotel in Prague, was carried out in cooperation with the FBI. The suspect is said to have collapsed, requiring a brief stay in hospital. A police spokesman identified the man on Wednesday as Yevgeniy N., born in 1987, and said the arrest was made on Oct. 5 on the basis of an Interpol notice.

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