The Justice Department announced that Ryan James Roach was extradited to the United States on October 28 for allegedly hijacking university networks for cryptocurrency mining. Roach and Mathiew James Stubbings are accused of compromising at least four universities in New York, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Massachusetts between mid-2016 and late 2019. The pair allegedly used malware to commandeer processing power and rented virtual private servers to conceal their activities. Prosecutors are still seeking the extradition of Stubbings, who faces charges alongside Roach. If convicted, the men face up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000.
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