Bail hearing set for Canuck accused in Yahoo hack
HAMILTON A Canadian man of Kazakh origins arrested in a massive hack of Yahoo emails appeared briefly via video in a Hamilton court Friday, where a date was set for his bail hearing.
Twenty-two-year-old Karim Baratov is set to return to court for the hearing on April 5. Baratov did not say anything during his court appearance, looking straight ahead with his hands in front of him.
He was arrested under the extradition act on Tuesday in the Ontario community of Ancaster.
U.S. authorities said on Wednesday that Baratov and three others — including two men alleged to be officers of the Russian Federal Security Service — were indicted for computer hacking, economic espionage and other crimes.
One of Baratov’s lawyers said outside court that the allegations against his client are unfounded.
Amedeo Dicarlo, who spoke to reporters before Baratov’s hearing, said he will fight a push to have his client extradited to the U.S.
“Our essential goal is to get Mr. Baratov out,” Dicarlo said. “This is an attack by the U.S. government, it’s a challenge by the U.S. government. We are fighting that challenge.”
Dicarlo said his client is “healthy” and “confident” but declined to answer questions about Baratov’s personal life or profession, describing him only as an “entrepreneur.”