tipo Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 An information technology director, who took revenge on his former employer after being fired by deleting part of his website, was sentenced to 27 months in prison.Darnell H. Albert-El, 53, of Richmond, VA, pleaded guilty to one count of intentionally damaging a protected computer without authorization on June 29, 2010.He used to work as an information technology director for a Richmond-based supplier of telecommunication equipment called Transmarx LLC, but his contract was terminated in June 2008.As part of his job, Albert-El had administrator-level access to the company's computer network, including its website hosted in Suwanee, GA.On July 25, 2008, the former network admin connected to the server hosting the company's website and started deleting files.He admitted that he connected from his personal computer and intentionally removed around 1,000 files related to the Transmarx website, because he was angry for being fired.The total losses suffered by the company as a result of the incident were estimated at over $6,000 and in addition to the 27-month jail sentence, Albert-El was ordered to pay $6,700 in restitution.The sentence was handed out on Friday in the Eastern District of Virginia by Senior U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne.The case was investigated by the FBI and was prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Thomas Dukes.The cases of former employees hacking their way back into corporate networks in order to destroy data or steal confidential documents are relatively common.Often enough companies make it easy for such people by failing to revoke their access codes when terminating their employment.Back in July, we reported about the case of a senior database administrator, who hacked into the computer network of his former employer, a Houston retail electric utility provider, and deleted important data from its customer database.link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irefay Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 The fact that is happens "commonly" is amazing. You would think that if it happened once or twice, protocal would be put in place so if a individual is fired, Things automaticly get changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Luffy Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 they probably don't bother, because they can get more (moneys worth) in restitution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 That or the fact that most people including businesses are not objectively minded.. and you don't expect someone to act out in anger or as disgruntled.. Most people have common sense enough to stop themselves.. BUT.. you know there are those places when it hits you and hard.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Often enough companies make it easy for such people by failing to revoke their access codes when terminating their employment.Companies are leaving themselves open for trouble. All companies should immediately revoke access codes of all employees that leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 what a waste of tax payers money. how much will 29 months in prison cost? most likely get out early or on parol. shaking head. just shot the f!@#r or double the amount as a fine. this guy was a dumb azz. shit bag couldnt even hide his trail. should went to free wifi mcdonlds and use a cheap computer from a pond shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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