Yeah, it's not merely a matter of Russia not extraditing; they simply don't address the problem at all unless the cybercrime is also affecting other Russian cit

Yeah, it's not merely a matter of Russia not extraditing; they simply don't address the problem at all unless the cybercrime is also affecting other Russian citizens. And in some cases the security services seem to have direct relationships with some cybercriminals. (I'm not sure how friendly or close the relationships are, but there's definitely some tit-for-tat: we let you operate and make all this money, and in return you do us favors when we need them. I believe laundering is one example, like in the BTC-e case.)