An accused Russian hacker who allegedly stole thousands ofcredit card numbers belonging to BECUmembers has been arrested in Cyprus on an internationalwarrant.

U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan of the Department of Justiceoffice in Seattle said Dmitry Zubakha, 25, of Moscow, was takeninto custody July 18 and faces extradition to the U.S. to facevarious computer hacking charges involving major Web companiesAmazon, Priceline and eBay.

Zubakha also faces charges of possessing credit card numbersfrom the $10.6 billion Seattle-based credit union that were used to make fraudulentpurchases.

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