Intelligence agencies around the world were looking for this one guy, and here was living here in Canada.
The FBI contacted the OPP in January 2020 about ransomware attacks that originated from Canada. The OPP’s Cyber Operations Section started and investigation with assistance from the RCMP’s Cybercrime Coordination Unit as well as Europol.
All agencies investigated number ransomware attacks that affected businesses, government agencies (domestic and foreign) as well as virtual attacks on private individuals throughout Canada and the United States.
Ottawa resident, Matthew Philbert, who’s 31 years old is facing several charges related to cyber crimes and is being held in custody.
Police seized various computers, a tablet, several hard drives and cellphones as well as a Bitcoin seed phrase and several blank cards that had magnetic strips.
