CRTC serves anti-spam warrant as part of international malware investigation

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC has once again flexed its anti-spam muscle, executing a warrant along with the RCMP at a Greater Toronto Area residence Wednesday during a malware investigation. Part of an international coordinated effort with the RCMP, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Australian Federal Police, the Commission said Thursday that the two warrants were obtained as part of ongoing parallel investigations into Remote Access Trojan (RAT) technology, a kind of malware that enables remote access to Canadian computers without their users' consent, potentially leading to the theft of personal information and installation of other malware.The CRTC executed...