Coverage dated November 3, 2026 to November 4, 2026

US charges two Canadians accused of hacking US universities

Headline from Bleeping Computer

A federal grand jury indicted two Canadians suspected of hacking multiple US universities and using the compromised systems to mine for cryptocurrency. [...]

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  1. Rochester First

    US Attorney: Canadian men hacked, stole info from WNY university computers (opens Rochester First)

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    ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two Canadian men have been accused of a computer hacking scheme targeting educational institutions, including some in the Western New York region. According to investigators, they used private servers in multiple countries registered under false names.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Canadian men accused of hacking into computers and stealing info from WNY universities (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Two Canadian men are accused of hacking into multiple computers in the United States, including in Western New York. Ryan Roach, of Saskatchewan, Canada, and Matthew Stubbings, of Ontario, Canada, are both charged with conspiracy to obtain information from a protected computer and …

  3. Bleeping Computer

    US charges two Canadians accused of hacking US universities (opens Bleeping Computer)

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    A federal grand jury indicted two Canadians suspected of hacking multiple US universities and using the compromised systems to mine for cryptocurrency. [...]

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