Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by SecurityWeek, Nov 4, 12:27 UTC
Canadian Extradited to US Over Cryptomining Hacks on University Supercomputers
Summary
A Canadian man, Ryan Roach, has been extradited to the United States over alleged cryptomining attacks on university computers. A federal grand jury indicted him and a second Canadian, Mathiew Stubbings, on charges of hijacking the processing power of university supercomputers to secretly mine the Electroneum cryptocurrency. SecurityWeek and CyberScoop both report the extradition of Roach.
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2 outlets, in the order they reported it.
SecurityWeekFirst report
Canadian Extradited to US Over Cryptomining Hacks on University Supercomputers
A federal grand jury indicted two Canadian men for hijacking university supercomputers to secretly mine Electroneum cryptocurrency.
CyberScoop
Officials extradite Canadian man to US for alleged cryptomining spree
Ryan Roach and his alleged co-conspirator, Mathiew Stubbings, are accused of compromising U.S. universities’ computers and taking over processing power to mine for cryptocurrency.