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US Extradites 19-Year-Old Hacker to Face Charges

Meet Peter Stokes, a 19-year-old hacker who's in hot water after allegedly orchestrating over 100 network intrusions that raked in a staggering $100 million in ransom payments, leaving a trail of chaos for businesses and investigators to clean up. Stokes, a dual US and Estonian citizen, has been extradited from Finland to face federal charges of conspiracy, computer intrusion, and fraud.

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