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The London computer science student accused of hacking into the Canada Revenue Agency last spring by exploiting the Heartbleed bug, 19-year-old Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes, will now be facing 16 more charges from Canada to the Channel Islands.
Solis-Reyes has been charged with two more counts in connection with the Canadian government hacks and 14 more charges related to activities with computer systems at Western University, its student council and JerseyMail, i.e. the now-defunct online version of the tiny Island of Jersey’s postal service off the coast of Great Britain. According to technology analyst, Carmi Levy, “they’re trying to set a new Canadian legal precedent.” The Western computer science student, Solis-Reyes, was first charged in April with mischief to data and unauthorized use of a computer. A writer with London’s Voices.com, Levy, states that “it’s quite evident that the authorities are trying to send a strong message about how they intend to deal with cybercrime.”
Solis-Reyes was arrested soon after the attack on the CRA’s website by someone exploiting the Heartbleed bug, i.e. a programming flaw that allowed encrypted data to be leaked. According to the official statement issued by the CRA, 900 social insurance numbers were stolen during the attack and it had to shut down its web services for days. Consequently, the agency announced to extend its 2014 tax filing deadline in order to accommodate those affected by the hack. Solis-Reyes has been described as a gifted student enrolled in Western University’s computer science program where his father is a professor.
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