A Russian man whom US prosecutors say previously worked for Russia’s FSB intelligence agency pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a charge that he participated in a cyber espionage campaign that a technology company conducted against Western organizations.
Denis Obrezko, who was extradited last month from Thailand following his arrest there in November, pleaded not guilty during a brief virtual hearing before a federal magistrate judge in Boston after being indicted earlier this week for conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse.
The 36-year-old was charged over what the indictment alleges was a Russian government-linked cyber espionage campaign that targeted US and European companies, NATO-aligned European government agencies, and organizations supporting Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion.
