This bonus episode of Dark Poutine is brought to you by MasterCard. In this special episode, we’re exploring a growing threat hitting more close to home than ever—cybercrime. We’ve dived deep into all sorts of dark tales before, but this one is a bit different because it’s happening right now, affecting people and businesses across Canada.  

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Mastercard Trust Centre | Cybersecurity Solutions for Every Business

mastercard.ca/trust

webcrunchers.com | Wayback Machine

Elk Cloner

John Draper

Michael Calce

Mafiaboy’s story points to Net weaknesses

Meet Mafiaboy, The 'Bratty Kid' Who Took Down The Internet

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A Q&A with MafiaBoy

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Am I Impacted? | LifeLabs

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Ticketmaster Data Security Incident

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