Karim Baratov, 22, was one of four men named in a 47-count U.S. federal indictment, dated Feb. 28 and unsealed March 15. The indictment charges the suspects with computer hacking, economic espionage and other criminal offenses tied in part to the massive 2014 mega-breach of Yahoo in 2014. His lead attorney tells ISMG that reports of a plea deal for the alleged Yahoo hacker-for-Hire are premature. He says everyone involved in the case has been “given strict orders by the court and USA government not to release any information””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/alleged-yahoo-hacker-for-hire-plea-reports-are-premature-a-10476