OPP charge Ottawa man with multiple cybercrimes related to ransomware, malware attacks

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in coordination with the RCMP’s National Cybercrime Coordination Centre, announced Tuesday that they’ve charged 31-year-old Matthew Philbert of Ottawa with several cybercrimes related to Ransomware and Malware attacks. The announcement comes after a 23-month investigation into Canadian-based ransomware attacks on business, government and private personal data systems across North America.