{"id":414436,"date":"2022-03-10T20:35:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T17:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/canadian-extradited-to-us-to-face-ransomware-charges\/"},"modified":"2022-03-10T20:35:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T17:35:59","slug":"canadian-extradited-to-us-to-face-ransomware-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/canadian-extradited-to-us-to-face-ransomware-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"#Canadian extradited to US to face ransomware charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ccbe2a0e28\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ccbe2a0e28\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/canadian-extradited-to-us-to-face-ransomware-charges\/#%E2%80%9CCanadian_extradited_to_US_to_face_ransomware_charges%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Canadian extradited to US to face ransomware charges&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCanadian_extradited_to_US_to_face_ransomware_charges%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Canadian extradited to US to face ransomware charges&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/a-canadian-man-has-bee.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/a-canadian-man-has-bee.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"A Canadian man has been extradited to the US to face hacking charges.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/a-canadian-man-has-bee.jpg\" alt=\"A Canadian man has been extradited to the US to face hacking charges\" title=\"A Canadian man has been extradited to the US to face hacking charges.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                A Canadian man has been extradited to the US to face hacking charges.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Canadian man has been extradited to the United States to face charges in connection with ransomware attacks that netted tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency, the Justice Department said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, 34, was extradited on Wednesday and is to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear before a federal court in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday, the department said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Vachon-Desjardins, of Gatineau, Quebec, was arrested in Canada in January 2021 and sentenced by a Canadian court to nearly seven years in prison for his role in so-called NetWalker ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n<p>During a search of his home, officers seized 719 bitcoin currently valued at $28.15 million and $790,000 in Canadian currency, according to the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The department will not cease to pursue and seize cryptocurrency ransoms, thereby thwarting the attempts of ransomware actors to evade law enforcement through the use of virtual currency,&#8221; Assistant US Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Kenneth Polite Jr said.<\/p>\n<p>Vachon-Desjardins is charged in the United States with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and wire fraud, intentional damage to a protected computer and other offenses.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department says NetWalker ransomware victims have included companies, municipalities, hospitals, law enforcement agencies, emergency services, school districts, colleges and universities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Attacks have specifically targeted the healthcare sector during the Covid-19 pandemic, taking advantage of the global crisis to extort victims,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Canadian press reports, Vachon-Desjardins was previously convicted of drug trafficking in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>His extradition comes days after a Ukrainian man was flown to the United States from Poland to face hacking charges.<\/p>\n<p>Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 22, was arrested in Poland in October as part of a global operation against ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Ransomware is an increasingly lucrative form of digital hostage-taking in which hackers encrypt victims&#8217; data and then demand money for restored access.\n                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            US charges 2 suspected major ransomware operators\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Canadian extradited to US to face ransomware charges (2022, March 10)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 10 March 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-03-canadian-extradited-ransomware.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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