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Canada Charges Its “Most Prolific Cybercriminal”

Krebs on Security

A 31-year-old Canadian man has been arrested and charged with fraud in connection with numerous ransomware attacks against businesses, government agencies and private citizens throughout Canada and the United States. Upon release from prison, Skorjanc became chief technology officer for NiceHash , a cryptocurrency mining service.

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EP 49: LoL

ForAllSecure

So why don't I do some side look why don't I use these legitimate tools so comes up in loads of applications, you know, kindly low mine hours. Kyle was doing this for the government, doing this for the good of a nation. Often someone from the government has a great idea for a commercial product. Think of it as a Trojan horse.