Fired Developer Sentenced to Four Years for Using Kill-Switch Malware as Revenge

A Chinese software developer has been jailed in the United States after planting malicious code in the employer’s computer systems, causing a complete shutdown.

Revenge turns into prison time

A Chinese software developer has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after he installed a “kill-switch” in the corporate network of his former employer. The attack crippled company systems worldwide in 2019.

According to the US Department of Justice, Davis (David) Lu, 55, from Houston, Texa

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