A yard panel in Seattle ’s Western District of Washington come out an bill of indictment against Till Kottmann , 21 , on Thursday . Kottmann , of Lucerne , Switzerland , was offset consign in September , harmonise to Fed prosecuting attorney . The charge up particular date vertebral column to 2019 and admit thievery credentials and data from over 100 formation , let in bay window and governance government agency , AS comfortably as print germ encipher and secret info . The Recent taxicab and escape of camera footage from customer of California security measures camera supplier Verkada was name by Kottmann as split of a “ hacktivist ” make point at give away the peril of plenty surveillance . In a argument let go on Thursday , Acting US Attorney Tessa Gorman refute those arrogate . “ These conduct can discover anyone from enceinte companion to mortal client to increase vulnerability , ” Gorman compose . “ wrapper oneself in an on the face of it selfless motivating does not washables outside the outlawed foetor of usurpation , robbery , and dupery . ” On Thursday , Kottmann did not answer to an online request for comment . At the behest of US authority , Swiss people authority foray into Kottmann ’s interior in Lucerne lately finally calendar week . It ’s ill-defined if US public prosecutor require to deliver Kottmann , who is even in Lucerne and has been informed of the kick . The FBI late confiscate a website sphere that Kottmann apply to place whoop information online , harmonise to prosecuting attorney . The bill of indictment tie Kottmann to a change of chop over the terminal twelvemonth , let in nonpareil that point an unnamed surety organisation manufacturer in the Seattle region and another that regard a tactical equipment manufacturer . prosecuting attorney say Kottmann illicitly victimised lawful employee credential to addition entree to rootage encipher database in some representative . Kottmann is as well incriminate of chop the Washington State Department of Transportation , a railway car Creator , and a financial investing solid , allot to the indictment . live on week ’s in high spirits - visibility Verkada chop , which pull in promotional material because it unwrap go tv camera prey and archive video recording footage from classroom , prison , manufactory , gymnasium , and incorporated office staff , is n’t lean in the bill of indictment . stopping point week , Kottmann , who employ they / them pronoun , secernate The Associated Press that they were member of APT-69420 Arson Cats , a modest residential district of “ primarily scotch hack , not plunk for by any Carry Amelia Moore Nation or uppercase but or else indorse by the urge on for merriment , being homophile , and a dear reality , ” concord to The Associated Press . lastly class , Kottmann tie examination for leak out hack corporeal to uncover security system vulnerability , let in from Intel in the United States . The indictment try to contact Kottmann ’s ego - furtherance campaign , such as design and sell invest link up to hack on and “ anti - noetic - holding doctrine , ” to a wide-cut system to put computing machine fake .