A 28-year-old former IT employee of an Oxford-based company has been convicted of blackmailing his employer and unauthorized access to a computer with intent to commit other offences, after pleading guilty during a hearing at Reading Crown Court, England. IT employee blackmailing his own company The man was employed as an IT Security Analyst when, on February 27, 2018, the company suffered a cyber security incident that resulted in the attacker gaining unauthorized access to … More →

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