Developer gets 4 years for activating network “kill switch” to avenge his firing
Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav A disgruntled developer has been sentenced to four years in prison after building a “kill switch” that locked all users out of a US firm’s network the moment that his name was deleted from the company directory following his termination. Davis Lu, a 55-year-old Chinese national residing in Houston, was convicted of “causing intentional damage to protected computers” in March, the US Department of Justice said in a press release announcing his sentencing Thursday. Lu had worked at Eaton Corp. for approximately 11 years when suddenly the company reduced his responsibilities during a 2018 “realignment.”…
