55-year old Davis Lu, of Houston, Texas, has been found guilty of intentionally causing damage to the computer systems of his ex-employer, and could face up to 10 years in prison.
Lu had been employed as a software developer between 2007 and 2019 by multinational firm Eaton, which provides energy-efficient solutions for the aerospace, automotive and other industries.
However, when Lu’s responsibilities were reduced in a restructuring of the organisation, and driven by concern that Eaton would