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A woman types on her laptop in Miami in a Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, photo illustration. An investigation into a scourge of NetWalker ransomware attacks has led to the arrest of a Canadian man, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday. According to an indictment, police in Florida charged Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins of Gatineau, Que., with illegally obtaining more than $27.6 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Wilfredo Lee January 27, 2021 - 1:40 PM
TORONTO - An investigation into a scourge of NetWalker ransomware attacks has led to charges against a Canadian man, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
According to an indictment, police in Florida charged Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins of Gatineau, Que., with illegally obtaining more than $27.6 million.
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Hot on the heels of the Emotet takedown announced Wednesday, the NetWalker ransomware has also been partially disrupted by an international police action.
The Department of Justice said Wednesday that it has brought charges “against a Canadian national in relation to NetWalker ransomware attacks,” while also seizing around $454,500 in cryptocurrency from ransom payments made by three separate victims.
The Canadian in question, Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins of Gatineau, is alleged to have raked in more than $27.6 million overall from NetWalker activities, as an affiliate to the operation. Affiliates partner with ransomware gangs in order to gain access to the malware, but they carry the actual attacks out themselves and pocket as much as 80 percent of the ransom in return.
Canadian neonatal nurse fired after speaking at DC rally
A Canadian neonatal intensive care nurse who spoke at an anti−lockdown rally in Washington, DC, has been fired.
London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ont., confirms its termination of Kristen Nagle.
Nagle had been suspended since November after attending a rally in the US capital.
She was one of two Canadian nurses who drew attention for speaking in Washington on Jan. 6.
Later that day, supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, leading to five deaths.
Nagle, a 14−year registered nurse, could not immediately be reached for comment.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the London hospital said it suspended Nagle without pay in November for actions not aligned with its values and then began an internal investigation.