Messer North America engineer sentenced for New Jersey network sabotage #InsiderThreat #Extortion #NetworkSabotage #MesserNorthAmerica #NewJersey #cybersecurity https://dysruptionhub.com/messer-new-jersey-insider-attack/
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Engineer sentenced for locking over 3,000 devices on employer network
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Former infrastructure engineer Daniel Rhyne was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to extortion and deliberately damaging computer systems at his former employer.
According to the complaint, 13 administrator accounts were deleted, passwords changed on 301 user accounts, and administrator passwords changed across 254 systems and 3,284 employee computers.
The ransom message demanded 20 bitcoin…
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Former core infrastructure engineer Daniel Rhyne was sentenced to 32 months after locking 3,538 devices at his former New Jersey industrial employer in a ransomware-style extortion attempt. The case underscores insider privilege abuse and offboarding gaps in industrial environments. #InsiderThreat #PrivilegedAccess #IncidentResponse
https://cyberworldops.eu/en/former-engineer-gets-32-months-after-account-takeover-locked-3538
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Engineer Sentenced for Ransomware-Style Attack on Employer Network
A trusted insider turned rogue, launching a deliberate ransomware-style attack on his former employer's network, culminating in a ransom demand. The perpetrator, a 57-year-old former engineer, used an administrator account to remotely access the company's network without authorization over several days.
#Ransomware #InsiderThreat #SupplyChainAttack #EmergingThreats #IndustrialSector