An IT security analyst from Fleetwood, Hertfordshire in southern England has
been convicted of unauthorized computer access with criminal intent and
blackmail after exploiting a ransomware attack at his place of work.
been convicted of unauthorized computer access with criminal intent and
blackmail after exploiting a ransomware attack at his place of work.
28-year-old Ashley Liles worked as an IT expert at a company in Oxford that was
recently targeted by a ransomware attack. As part of his role, Liles was
involved in investigating the incident, but rather than mitigating the damage,
he devised a scheme to benefit from the situation
