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Hacker-for-Hire Amit Forlit Extradited to Face Charges

4/7/2026

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Amit Forlit, 58, was extradited from Britain to New York to face charges in a hacking-for-hire operation targeting environmental groups.
U.S. prosecutors say he ran a global hacking-for-hire enterprise from 2012 to 2019, generating tens of millions in illegal proceeds.
He faces charges including conspiracy to commit computer hacking and wire fraud.
The indictment links Amit Forlit to Aviram Azari, a convicted hacker.
Forlit has been arraigned in New York.

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Story summary

Amit Forlit, 58, was extradited from Britain to New York to face charges in a hacking-for-hire operation targeting environmental groups.
U.S. prosecutors say he ran a global hacking-for-hire enterprise from 2012 to 2019, generating tens of millions in illegal proceeds.
He faces charges including conspiracy to commit computer hacking and wire fraud.
The indictment links Amit Forlit to Aviram Azari, a convicted hacker.
Forlit has been arraigned in New York.