Get Permission A Cypriot hacker has pleaded guilty to a pair of federal charges after admitting that he hacked the websites of several U.S. organizations, stole data and then threatened to disclose it unless a ransom was paid, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Joshua Polloso Epifaniou, 21, of Nicosia, Cyprus, pleaded guilty this week to computer fraud conspiracy and obtaining information from a protected computer. He faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he's sentenced in March, according to court documents. Police in Cyprus arrested Epifaniou in February 2018, and he was extradited to the U.S. in June 2020, according to the Justice Department. He has remained in custody since. The case marked the first time that Cyprus extradited a suspect to the U.S. to face charges under a treaty signed in 2006.