Event Brief
Nova Scotia hacker gets conditional discharge for impersonation
Filed: Jun 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM ET
Summary: Samual Shaji was convicted of hacking a provincial employee’s social media and posting an antisemitic message, receiving a conditional discharge.
WHO: Samual Shaji
WHAT: Convicted of fraudulent impersonation and hacking into a provincial government employee’s social media account; given a conditional discharge
WHEN: Jun 17, 2026 at 3:26 PM ET
WHERE: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
WHY: The conviction stemmed from hacking into Nargis DeMolitor’s social media account and posting an antisemitic message that led to her firing.
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