Canadian cybersecurity executive arrested in federal extortion case

Details of the case align with the investigation into ShinyHunters’ attack on FBI IT systems.

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Federal authorities arrested a Canadian cybersecurity executive Thursday in Pennsylvania on charges of conspiracy of extortion, according to federal court records posted Friday.

Edward Dubrovsky, 54, is a former employee of CYPFER, a firm that helps organizations negotiate with ransomware operators. He is charged with conspiring to threaten the confidentiality of information in order to extort money, a violation of federal computer fraud law, and with conspiring to commit Hobbs Act extortion, which involves using threats to obstruct or affect interstate commerce to obtain money. Other details…