Man gets record sentence for computer sabotage

An IT administrator is sentenced to 30 months in prison for trying to wipe out his company's servers out of fear of imminent layoffs.

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[inachu]

And they say outsourcing is good?

This is prime example why it is not.

No honor among thieves.

[GGGlen]

Who? What? Where?

I combed the article for any reference to outsourcing (I even
followed the associated links), and found none.
What story are you commenting on?

[bvdon]

His code failed...

Is it any wonder he was let go? Dummy.

[hdjones]

And they say the public school system is failing

In case you didn't bother to read the preceding article, "FBI agents arrested Yung-Hsun "Andy" Lin, 50, at his Montville, N.J., home on Tuesday morning..."

I'd really like to know where you get "outsourcing" from any of this.

[sitipedia]

like

i like it http://www.sitipedia.com/internet/portali/index3.php

[Michichael]

Too right.

This is a perfect example of what an Administrator should not be. Bet that looks great on his Resumè

[as901]

Ok, how much time Will Microsoft execs get?

Why is it that I keep hearing about youngsters geting time for sabotaging computers, yet Microsoft does it whenever they suspect someone has not paid for their program, yet they never get jail time? Is sabotage not sabotage if done by big money?

[wbenton]

Hack and you face a penalty

When hacking becomes less profitable... the number of hack attempts will drop.

Hopefully this will set a new trend.

Bottom Line: Don't hack...

Especially Big Brother (US Govt) and your employer!

Walt