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Community News Cyber Attacks A 31-year-old man from Ottawa is facing charges after a multi-year cross-border investigation into cyber attacks against governments, businesses and individuals in the United States and Canada.

A 31-year-old man from Ottawa is facing charges after a multi-year cross-border investigation into cyber attacks against governments, businesses and individuals in the United States and Canada.

https://globalnews.ca/news/8431601/ottawa-cyber-crime-opp-rcmp-fbi-malware-ransomware/

The Ontario Provincial Police joint press conference with members of the RCMP and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s attaché in Ottawa on Tuesday to unveil the results of Project CODA, which investigated recent spikes in cybercrime.

The FBI first got into contact with the OPP in January 2020 to alert the provincial force about ransomware and malware attacks originating in Canada.

OPP and the Mounties conducted a “separate, parallel investigation” alongside the FBI, based on the U.S. intelligence agency’s tips, with help from Europol.

Officials did not provide specifics on the volume or specific targets of attacks under investigation. However, they stated the attacks were “numerous” and included businesses, government agencies and individuals on both sides of the border.

OPP Dep. Insp. Matt Watson said the cyberattacks could be described as “malspam,” wherein victims are sent unsolicited emails with “infected attachments.” When opened, these attachments would enable access to the computer’s system, monitoring activity, collecting login credentials and initiating unauthorized online banking transactions.

In one 2018 incident, the State of Alaska was targeted, according to the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice.
Matthew Philbert, arrested by OPP on Nov. 30, is facing a series of Criminal Code charges in connection with the investigation, including possession of a device to obtain unauthorized use of a computer system or to commit mischief, fraud, and unauthorized use of a computer.

During the arrest, OPP said they seized several computers, tablets, cellphones, a Bitcoin seed phrase and blank cards with magnetic stripes.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8431601/ottawa-cyber-crime-opp-rcmp-fbi-malware-ransomware/

Community News: School bus driver crashed into trees and died Norfolk County

Ontario Provincial Police say a school bus driver is dead after the bus they were driving, which was empty at the time, left a roadway, entered and ditch and collided with trees.

OPP say the crash occurred at roughly 4 p.m. Monday on Norfolk County Road 23, South Walsingham, northwest of Long Point, Ont.

The driver, 49-year-old Kari-Anne Michelle Wills of Norfolk County, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries but was later pronounced dead.

The OPP’s west region traffic incident team is still investigating, Acting Sgt. Ed Sanchuk said.

“We are attempting to put the pieces of the puzzle back together to determine exactly what transpired here,” Sanchuk said.

https://globalnews.ca/news/8430779/fatal-school-bus-crash-norfolk-county/?utm_source=break.ma&utm_medium=break.ma

Community News: Three pedestrians rushed to hospital incident occurred near Bathurst and Ulster streets downtown Toronto

https://www.breaking7.com/NewDetails/39441695

Published Tuesday, December 7, 2021 7:05PM EST

Last Updated Tuesday, December 7, 2021 9:13PM EST

At least three people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by vehicles in separate incidents around he GTA over a short span of time Tuesday evening.

The latest incident occurred near Bathurst and Ulster streets in the Palmerston area downtown.

At around 7:30 p.m., Toronto police said they were assisting paramedics with an emergency run after a pedestrian was struck.

Toronto Paramedic Services said a teenage girl was taken to hospital with serious, possibly life-threatening injuries.

Bathurst Street has been closed between Harbord and College streets as police investigate.

Shortly before 7 p.m., Toronto police said they were responding to the intersection of Lansdowne Avenue and Dundas Street West for another incident in Toronto’s Little Portugal.

Police said a female pedestrian had sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital by Toronto Paramedic Services.

All westbound lanes of Dundas Street West were closed at St Clarens Avenue as police investigated, but have since reopened.

Also just before 7 p.m., Peel Regional Police said they were responding after a male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at Airport and Coventry roads in Brampton.

Peel Regional Paramedic Services said they transported an adult male to a trauma centre in serious condition.

Few details have been released so far about the exact circumstances around each incident.

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Culture can be understood as a set of common beliefs that hold people together.
(Example, Waste Man Doesn't Mean Waste Management 3:11 )
I started with Stuart Hall Jamaican-born British Marxist Sociologist, Cultural Theorist, and Political Activist theory on Representation Vs Re-Representation.
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