In today’s digital world, companies rely on computer systems to keep everything running smoothly. But what happens when a disgruntled ex-employee decides to strike back by hacking into the company’s network? In this article, I will tell you about a case where a fired worker hacked into their former employer’s system.
Read along to know what happened.
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Following his termination, a disgruntled employee sought revenge by hacking into the company’s system, resulting in losses exceeding half a million dollars for the business, reports UNILAD Tech.
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Kandula Nagaraju, who had been dismissed from NCS– an information technology company in Singapore– for poor performance, returned to India after failing to secure another job. He used his laptop six times to gain unauthorised access to his former employer’s computer systems.
Upon securing a new job, Nagaraju returned to Singapore and rented a room with a former NCS colleague, using his WiFi network to access the company’s systems once more. Clearly motivated by revenge, he began writing computer scripts to test their efficacy in potentially deleting servers from the system.
Later, Nagaraju executed his plan, deleting 180 of NCS’s virtual systems, resulting in a staggering $678,000 in losses for the company.
The business quickly discovered the deletions and initiated internal investigations. In a month, Nagaraju’s scheme came to an end as NCS filed a police report and provided several uncovered IP addresses. Law enforcement traced him and seized his laptop with the program script still stored on it.
Court documents revealed that Nagaraju had been actively searching Google for scripts to delete servers prior to the incident. His emotional state following termination was described as “confused and upset,” asserting he had made significant contributions to the team.
Despite his reasoning, Nagaraju was unable to avoid jail time. He was found guilty of hacking and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for unauthorised access to computer material.
