Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Canadian hacker charged in CRA Heartbleed breach ‘straight-A’ engineering student

An encryption flaw now known as the Heartbleed bug has made a major impact on online security. The flaw has affected many online services and websites that Canadians access every day.
Graphic/Global News
 Global News:
...RCMP arrested Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes, of London, Ont., at his home on April 15. He faces one count of “Unauthorized Use of Computer” and one count of mischief. Police also seized of computer equipment during a search of Solis-Reyes’ home.
Solis-Reyes’ lawyer, Faisal Joseph of Lerners Law Firm, described the teen as a “straight-A” second year engineering student at Western University. He said Solis-Reyes’ father, a computer science professor at Western, was an “emotional wreck” over the charges.
The 19-year-old  is listed as a 1500 metre runner on multiple London, Ont. running websites.
Joseph confirmed to Global News that Solis-Reyes voluntarily turned himself into police and has since been released on conditions...Read article here...

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