Officials extradite Canadian man to US for alleged cryptomining spree

2026-11-04T20:51:36Z•0dce0e2a4a3507b3462e8ed092d07d6ebfa40a06ed8c9be3b2fec41382a1d391
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What happened

CyberScoop RSS aggregation covering alleged cryptomining attacks against U.S. universities, a cybersecurity contract settlement, threats against election officials, an international investment-scam takedown, election-related disinformation and ballot-scanner issues, AI security acquisitions, CISA strategy and leadership, renewal of cyber information-sharing legislation, and Google’s disruption of the XCPE botnet operating through Android devices with preinstalled malware. The most directly actionable security incident is the Android botnet, which involved compromised certified devices and long

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