Two Canadians indicted over university cryptomining hacks
A federal grand jury has indicted two Canadian men for allegedly mining cryptocurrency on US university computers. They now face federal prosecution in New York.
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On 4 November 2026, reports said two Canadian men faced federal prosecution in New York after allegedly hijacking computing resources at American universities to mine cryptocurrency. The intrusions ran from June 2016 through December 2019 and affected institutions in New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Tennessee.
On 5 November 2026, a federal grand jury indicted Ryan James Roach and Mathiew James Stubbings. Prosecutors said the pair used private servers in multiple countries to upload malware, steal login credentials and exfiltrate data. They allegedly damaged 10 protected computers and caused at least $5,000 in damage.
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Two Canadians indicted for mining crypto on university computers
A federal grand jury has indicted two Canadian nationals, Ryan James Roach and Mathiew James Stubbings, for hacking US university computers to mine cryptocurrency. Prosecutors say they used private servers in multiple countries to upload malware, steal login credentials and exfiltrate data. The pair allegedly damaged 10 protected computers between June 2016 and December 2019, causing at least $5,000 in damage.
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Canadian extradited to US over cryptomining hacks on university supercomputers
Two Canadian men face federal prosecution in New York after allegedly orchestrating a multi-year cyber incursion campaign that hijacked computing resources across American universities to secretly mine cryptocurrency. The intrusions spanned from June 2016 through December 2019, compromising systems at academic institutions in New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Tennessee. The men allegedly set up multi-country virtual private server infrastructure using fraudulent identities to manage the campaign.
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