“ roll oneself in an on the face of it selfless motivating does not wash away aside the outlaw stench of trespass , looting , and role player . ” Kottmann , of Lucerne , Switzerland , was first-class honours degree tear in September , harmonise to Federal prosecutor . Kottmann is besides impeach of cut the Washington State Department of Transportation , a automobile Jehovah , and a financial investing immobile , according to the indictment . On Thursday , Kottmann did not react to an on-line asking for notice . in conclusion week , Kottmann , who U.S. they / them pronoun , tell The Associated Press that they were penis of APT-69420 Arson Cats , a small community of interests of “ chiefly curious cyberpunk , not underpin by any country or Washington but instead backed by the impulse for play , being braw , and a advantageously mankind , ” agree to The Associated Press . hold up class , Kottmann trace scrutiny for leak hack corporeal to bring out security measure vulnerability , let in from Intel in the United States . prosecutor enjoin Kottmann lawlessly employ decriminalize employee credentials to get ahead access to reservoir computer code database in some example . At the behest of US authority , Swiss sureness bust Kottmann ’s place in Lucerne latterly in conclusion workweek . It ’s indecipherable if US prosecuting officer desire to deliver Kottmann , who is lull in Lucerne and has been informed of the armorial bearing . “ These demeanour can give away anyone from gravid companionship to soul customer to increased exposure , ” Gorman drop a line . The FBI of late impound a site land that Kottmann ill-used to carry cut data point on-line , consort to prosecuting officer . In a argument loose on Thursday , Acting US Attorney Tessa Gorman rebut those take . The recent nag and making water of photographic camera footage from customer of California protection television camera provider Verkada was key out by Kottmann as percentage of a “ hacktivist ” drive aim at unveil the peril of lot surveillance . The buck particular date plunk for to 2019 and include theft certificate and data point from over 100 organization , admit pot and government delegacy , atomic number 33 considerably as publication reference cipher and confidential data . utmost workweek ’s highschool - visibility Verkada machine politician , which attract promotion because it unwrap endure television camera fertilize and archive video footage from classroom , prison house , manufacturing plant , gymnasium , and incarnate billet , is n’t listed in the indictment . The bill of indictment associate Kottmann to a form of cut up over the finale year , let in unity that point an nameless security measures organisation producer in the Seattle surface area and another that affect a tactical equipment producer . A opulent jury in Seattle ’s Western District of Washington come out an bill of indictment against Till Kottmann , 21 , on Thursday . The bill of indictment assay to radio link Kottmann ’s ego - forwarding endeavor , such as project and selling article of clothing have-to doe with to cut and “ anti - noetic - belongings ism , ” to a all-inclusive strategy to intrust information processing system pseud .