Two Canadians Charged in US Over Multi-Year Cryptomining Hacks on University Supercomputers
The US Department of Justice indicted two Canadian nationals, Ryan James Roach (35, Saskatchewan) and Mathiew James Stubbings (41, Ontario), for allegedly hijacking university supercomputing resources across the US to mine the cryptocurrency Electroneum between June 2016 and December 2019. The intrusions compromised academic institutions in New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Tennessee, with attackers specifically targeting campuses hosting supercomputers. Roach was extradited from Canada on October 28, 2026, while extradition proceedings against Stubbings are still pending in Canadian courts. Both face charges of conspiracy to obtain information and cause damage to protected computers, obtaining information from a protected computer, and intentional computer damage, each carrying up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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Two Canadians Charged in US Over Multi-Year Cryptomining Hacks on University Supercomputers
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The US Department of Justice indicted two Canadian nationals, Ryan James Roach (35, Saskatchewan) and Mathiew James Stubbings (41, Ontario), for allegedly hijacking university supercomputing resources across the US to mine the cryptocurrency Electroneum between June 2016 and December 2019. The intrusions compromised academic institutions in New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Tennessee, with attackers specifically targeting campuses hosting supercomputers. Roach was extradited from Canada on October 28, 2026, while extradition proceedings against Stubbings are still pending in Canadian courts. Both face charges of conspiracy to obtain information and cause damage to protected computers, obtaining information from a protected computer, and intentional computer damage, each carrying up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.