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A 39-year-old Albanian national known online as “Venom” was extradited to France in mid-May after his arrest last November at his apartment in the Nikaia district of Athens.
The suspect, who described himself as a construction worker and self-taught computer enthusiast, was tracked across three continents before Greek cybercrime officers – accompanied by FBI representatives and French judicial police – raided his home on November 3, 2025.
Australian authorities first mapped his digital footprint in 2022 while targeting developers of Remote Access Trojan (RAT) malware, software that enables remote computer access and data theft. They identified his social media accounts and two Greek mobile numbers before alerting Greek authorities. In June 2023, FBI agents in Los Angeles purchased a monthly subscription to his malware, dubbed VenomRAT, to analyze it.
Investigators traced cryptocurrency transactions and an email from the Albanian embassy in Athens regarding passport renewal, confirming his identity.
