http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20081110/NEWS/811100367 By KEN SERRANO Staff Writer MyCentralJersey.com November 10, 2008 A computer specialist, laid off Wednesday, Nov. 5, from a mutual fund company, was arrested Monday by federal agents at his home in Old Bridge after allegedly threatening to use hackers in Belarus to vandalize the company's computer system. Viktor Savtyrev, 29, was charged with attempting to extort money from New York-based Third Avenue Management to get a better severance package. Savtyrev, a Russian national, appeared in U.S. District Court, Newark before Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz. She ordered Savtyrev held until a bail hearing, tentatively scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 13. His attorney, Robert Stahl of Westfield, said Savtyrev did not intend to damage the company's system. "At the end of the day this is someone who was under a great deal of financial stress who said some inappropriate things but did not have the intention or the ability to carry anything out," Stahl said. A spokeswoman for Third Avenue Management said the company's systems have been checked for any problems and deemed safe. [...] ______________________________________________ Visit the InfoSec News Security Bookstore Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.orgReceived on Tue Nov 11 2008 - 02:01:51 PST
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