Jordan Evan Bloom, 27, of Thornhill earned some Can$247,000 ($198,800 US) by selling the data for a "small fee" via leakedsource.com, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement. The information was stolen during massive hacks of websites including LinkedIn and the Ashley Madison online dating service. Some of the data could also be used to access other popular websites if the hacked user used the same password and username combination, according to police. Authorities have shut down Bloom's website, but another with the same domain name hosted by servers in Russia is still operating. Police noted that help from the Dutch National Police and the FBI were "essential" to the investigation.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 15, 2018 23:15 UTC