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2025: Detention in Phuket at US request

A Russian citizen accused by the authorities United States in cybercrimes was detained on the island of Phuket Thailand in mid-November 2025 at the request of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. USA Information for journalists was presented by the head of the cyber police of Thailand, Lieutenant General Surapon Prembut.

In a press release, the department reports that the 35-year-old detainee is a high-class hacker and that he participated in attacks on the computer systems of government agencies in Europe and the United States. According to RBC, a joint set of measures with the FBI to curb the criminal activities of the hacker was carried out under the code name "Operation 293." According to Thai publication Khaosod English, the suspect arrived in Phuket on October 30, 2025, and his detention took place a week later at a hotel in Talang County. According to RT, the detainee is a 35-year-old native of Stavropol Denis Obrezko.

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Фото: Phuket News

During the operational measures, investigators seized digital currencies from the detainee's electronic wallets. According to the investigation, the attacker installed malware on computers, stole keys and special code phrases that are used to gain access to cryptocurrency accounts. After that, he converted stolen digital values cryptocurrencies USDT Bitcoin ​ ​ into and and transferred funds to his personal electronic wallets.

As noted in the department, the total financial damage from the actions of the hacker exceeded 100,000, and among the USDT victims there are several Thai citizens.

The statement of representatives of the cyber police of Thailand states that the operation to return funds received as a result of international cybercrimes has become one of the most effective operations in the history of the kingdom. The procedure for transferring the detainee to the United States is expected.^[1]

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