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Former engineer sentenced to 32 months for extortion hacking

Original: Former infrastructure engineer Daniel Rhyne was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to extort

Daniel Rhyne, a former infrastructure engineer, was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to extortion and intentionally damaging computer systems at his former employer. Prosecutors say he deleted 13 administrator accounts and changed passwords during the incident, disrupting the company's systems before attempting to extort them.

Why now: The sentencing highlights ongoing concerns about insider threats and retaliation by departing IT staff with privileged access.

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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… · hacksgr

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