Canadian arrested over ransomware attacks in US

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Canadian arrested over ransomware attacks in US
A 31-year-old Ottawa man has been arrested on suspicion of mounting ransomware attacks in the United States and Canada after a joint probe that took almost two years, police said. Matthew Philbert is allegedly responsible for numerous ransomware attacks affecting businesses, government agencies ...

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