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Baitball Blogger

(48,435 posts)
Sat Nov 30, 2024, 10:42 AM Nov 30

Accused Kitchener hacker unmasked after threatening woman online

When the accused Kitchener-based hacker known online as “Waifu” threatened a woman on the messaging app Telegram, it was the beginning of his downfall.

‘Waifu” had been bragging about his criminal exploits in open groups on Telegram. But when he threatened Allison Nixon, the chief research officer at the U.S. cybersecurity firm Unit221B, his days were numbered.

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It was not easy and took several months, she said. “Waifu” is associated with a subculture of cybercriminals that includes thousands of creative hackers deploying sophisticated ways to steal data and extort money from their victims, she said.

But Unit221B and Mandiant, the cybersecurity company owned by Google, found out who he was and passed the information to law enforcement.

https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/accused-kitchener-hacker-unmasked-after-threatening-woman-online/article_3501ea8b-1514-5524-8de6-f52e92c3e103.html

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Accused Kitchener hacker unmasked after threatening woman online (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Nov 30 OP
Lock him up! GreenWave Nov 30 #1
And the orange convict still walks free. Hotler Nov 30 #2
Mooching off his grandpa and too lazy to find a real job wolfie001 Nov 30 #3
I HATE stories like this when they don't tell you the where. Grins Nov 30 #4
Well, at the top left of the linked page it indicates Tanuki Nov 30 #6
Kick dalton99a Nov 30 #5

Grins

(7,940 posts)
4. I HATE stories like this when they don't tell you the where.
Sat Nov 30, 2024, 01:33 PM
Nov 30

Where the hell is “Kitchener????” Why do experienced journalists leave that out?

Have to read other sources to find out Kitchener is in Ontario, Canada.

Tanuki

(15,396 posts)
6. Well, at the top left of the linked page it indicates
Sat Nov 30, 2024, 01:48 PM
Nov 30

that the publication covers "the Waterloo area." Since Kitchener is just 2 miles from Waterloo, I think they safely assumed that their primary reading audience knew where it was.

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