Sask. man extradited to U.S. on hacking charges

It started with installing malware to gain control, then stealing login credentials like usernames and passwords to get into U.S. universities and hack into their supercomputers. All this to illegally mine cryptocurrency. U.S. prosecutors say a man from Saskatchewan and his partner allegedly did this from 2016 to 2019. Ryan Roach is sitting in a U.S. jail now. Canada handed him over last Wednesday. He's facing federal hacking charges in Rochester, New York, along with a man from Ontario, Matthew Stubbings. They were allegedly mining the cryptocurrency Electroneum. Prosecutors say schools in four states were hit. Court documents show how at one school, the attack led to damages worth $337,000. The pair allegedly hid behind servers across countries. FBI says it established a digital trail, linking Roach to the hackings. Before being extradited to the U.S., a judge here in Saskatoon decided if the case was strong enough to send Roach south. His lawyer previously told us that he wasn't appealing the extradition. And Tuesday, he was in court in New York for a detention hearing. It's like a bail hearing. But court officials told me that Roach wasn't prepared and has asked for more time. A new date for that hearing hasn't been set yet. And the offense could carry up to 10 years in prison. And as for his alleged partner, he's still in Canada fighting his own extradition. Aishwarya Duda, CBC News, Saskatoon.