A Russian hacker suspected of carrying out a hack of LinkedIn has been arrested in the Czech Republic, and the US is seeking to extradite him to face trial in San Francisco, according to US officials familiar with the case.

The LinkedIn hack in 2012 compromised over 100 million users' information, including emails and passwords.

''Following the 2012 breach of LinkedIn member information, we have remained actively involved with the FBI's case to pursue those responsible," LinkedIn said in a statement. "We are thankful for the hard work and dedication of the FBI in its efforts to locate and capture the parties believed to be responsible for this criminal activity."

According to the International Business Times UK, the Russian hacker, Yevgeniy N, was born in 1987, and was arrested at a central Prague hotel on 5 October in response to a "red notice" issued by Interpol and could face extradition to the US. The man was taken without resistance and was briefly in the hospital after collapsing and then taken into custody.

Police spokesman David Schoen told the Associated Press that the announcement of the arrest was delayed for "tactical" reasons.

US authorities now plan to seek the suspect's extradition from the Czech Republic, a legal and diplomatic process that can be drawn out by appeals and hearings.

Russia doesn't extradite its citizens to the US, and the Russian government has already stated that it expects the individual arrested in the Czech Republic to be returned to Russia, not sent to face trial in the US.

Earlier this year, Microsoft agreed to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion.