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Canadian ransomware negotiator arrested amid FBI hacker crackdown

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What happened

A Canadian ransomware negotiator was arrested Thursday and faces unspecified extortion charges, according to court documents, prison records and a person familiar with the matter, as the FBI cracks down on a hacking group that stole information about its employees.

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