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Canadian ransomware negotiator arrested in FBI hacker crackdown
Original: Canadian ransomware negotiator arrested amid FBI hacker crackdown
A Canadian who worked as a ransomware negotiator has been arrested as part of an FBI-led crackdown targeting hackers. The arrest is drawing attention because negotiators are typically hired by victim companies to bargain with ransomware groups, raising questions about how someone in that role came under suspicion and what it reveals about law enforcement's widening reach into the cybercrime ecosystem.
Why now: The unusual arrest of someone on the victims' side of ransomware negotiations highlights an aggressive new phase in the FBI's hacking crackdown.
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