Description: A 22-year-old Mississauga man has been charged in an international hacking ring. The group allegedly stole over $100-million in intellectual property.

Source: Canada.com

Date: October 1, 2014

            Four members of a hacking ring, including one Canadian, have been charged with breaking into the computer networks of various technology companies as well as the U.S. military and stealing over $100-million in intellectual property from video game developers. The U.S government has also seized over $620,000 in cash related to the hacking group’s activities during the last few years. Read Rest of Story

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