Former inmate caught breaking into prison’s IT system

December 8, 2008 by · Comments Off
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Many companies run background checks while hiring to keep convicted criminals away from sensitive corporate data. Here’s a case where that strategy wouldn’t have worked. Read more

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Fired IT manager takes revenge on company’s e-mail system

November 24, 2008 by · Comments Off
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A former IT manager will spend a year in jail after hacking into the e-mail sever of the company that fired him. Read more

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