BC Man Charged in $550,000 Cyber Fraud Targeting City of Hamilton

BC Man Charged in $550,000 Cyber Fraud Targeting City of Hamilton
A person types on a computer keyboard in Toronto on Oct. 9, 2023 in this photo file. The Canadian Press/Graeme Roy
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A 32-year-old B.C. man has been charged by Hamilton police in connection to what authorities call “a complex cyber-enabled fraud.” 
According to a July 9 press release from the Hamilton Police Service, the suspect is accused of taking advantage of a cyberattack in order to steal over half a million dollars from a municipal housing affiliate of the City of Hamilton.