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Canadian Man Extradited to US for Alleged Crypto-Related Cyber Crimes

Canadian Man Extradited to US for Alleged Crypto-Related Cyber Crimes

Canadian Man Extradited to US Over Plot to Hijack University Supercomputers for Crypto
Canadian Man Extradited to US Over Plot to Hijack University Supercomputers for Crypto

Prosecutors say Ryan Roach and a co-defendant targeted U.S. universities with supercomputers, stealing logins and secretly mining crypto.

Canadian extradited to US seven years after university supercomputer cryptojacking
Canadian extradited to US seven years after university supercomputer cryptojacking

The US Attorney’s office of the Western District of New York has confirmed that Ryan James Roach, a 35-year-old man from Saskatchewan, Canada, has been handed over to US authorities to face...

Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to $2.47 Million Crypto Theft
Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to $2.47 Million Crypto Theft

Prosecutors say Patrick Steven Yaroch used credentials tied to 35 FBI investigations, compromising cases and intelligence sources and methods.... Read the full story at The Defiant

Officials extradite Canadian man to US for alleged cryptomining spree
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.

Canadian extradited to US for allegedly hacking schools in at least four states
Canadian extradited to US for allegedly hacking schools in at least four states

The Department of Justice said it identified two suspects in a case that dates back to 2016 and involved illicit cryptomining on the computers of U.S. educational institutions.

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