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Ottawa-based cyberfraudster sentenced to 2 years

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Feed Name: DataBreaches.Net

Threat Score
60/100

Date Published: 2024-01-27

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Dissent

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CBC reports that Ottawa resident Matthew Philbert, 33, was sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted for coordinating ransomware attacks that impacted hundreds of victims across private citizens, businesses, and Canadian government agencies, with related cyber offenses in the U.S.; the investigation involved the OPP, RCMP, FBI, and Europol. Read more at [CBC](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/matthew-philbert-ransomware-cybersecurity-court-sentencing-1.7096493).

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