Alleged Canadian Yahoo hacker pleads not guilty in U.S. court, lawyer says
SAN FRANCISCO — A lawyer of a Canadian man accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails says his client has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him in a San Francisco courtroom on Wednesday.
Karim Baratov was arrested in Hamilton, Ont., in March under the Extradition Act after U.S. authorities indicted him and three others for computer hacking, economic espionage and other crimes.
Baratov’s U.S.-based lawyer, Andrew Mancilla, says his next court appearance will be Tuesday.
Last week, the 22-year-old decided to forgo his extradition hearing and face the charges in the United States in what his Canadian lawyer has called an effort to speed up the legal process.