The Justice Department has extradited 19-year-old Peter Stokes from Finland to the United States, where he now faces federal criminal charges in Chicago tied to the alleged cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider. According to the unsealed criminal complaint, prosecutors are pursuing conspiracy, computer intrusion, and fraud counts in what is shaping up to be one of the more closely watched federal cyber prosecutions of the moment.

The case is significant not only because of the group allegedly involved, but also because it highlights the increasingly international nature of cyber enforcement.