In what ’s sure to be the first of many to come , a 19 - year - previous Canadian man was catch for exploiting theHeartbleedbug to lift taxpayer datum from a governing website , making this the first official Heartbleed - related arrest .
According to the Canada Revenue Agency ( CRA ) , the defendant , Stephen Solis - Reyes rustle at least 900 societal insurance numbers by exploiting the Heartbleed vulnerability . While the way has yet to determine whether or not that was the extent of the theft , Solis - Reyes is being charged with unauthorized use of computer and balefulness in coition to information .
SinceHeartbleed is undetectable by definition , this halt put forward the question of how just he was take in . perchance he was using the data he stole , but so far the detail are n’t well-defined . What ’s more , we also have no idea whether the exploit happened before or after the bug blend public . Either elbow room , though , it ’s highly unlikely this is pass to be an isolated case . So if you have n’t already , please , let this be a reminder — convert your damn password . [ Reuters ]
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