Police charge 19-year-old in Heartbleed privacy breach

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LONDON (NEWS1130) – Police have charged a 19-year-old man from London, Ontario in connection with the recent breach of taxpayer data from the Canada Revenue Agency.

The RCMP say Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes was arrested at home Tuesday and is charged with unauthorized use of a computer and mischief in relation to data.

The agency was forced to shut down its publicly accessible website on Friday as the world learned about the Heartbleed computer bug, a previously undiscovered global Internet security vulnerability.

Earlier this week, the agency said 900 social insurance numbers had been compromised.

The loss was detected on Friday, but the agency delayed telling Canadians about it at the request of the Mounties.

That delay allowed police to pursue their investigation through the weekend and helped track down a suspect.

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