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RCMP Arrest Canadian Teen For Heartbleed Exploit

Posted by timothy on from the they-got-their-man dept.

According to PC Mag, a "19-year-old Canadian was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged role in the breach of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) website, the first known arrest for exploiting the Heartbleed bug. Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes (pictured) of London, Ontario faces one count of Unauthorized Use of Computer and one count of Mischief in Relation to Data." That exploit led to a deadline extension for some Canadian taxpayers in getting in their returns this year. The Register has the story as well. The Montreal Gazette has some pointed questions about how much the Canadian tax authorities knew about the breach, and when.

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  1. LOL CANADA LOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    LOL. Let's report on real countries, eh, and not just on one of USSA's puppet states.

    1. Re:LOL CANADA LOL by TitusC3v5 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      It's worse than that. It's the RCMP. People riding horses shouldn't really be policing the internet, even in Canada.

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