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US­-Indian engineer guilty of revenge cyberattack

NEW YORK: An Indian-origin network engineer has pleaded guilty to a revenge cyberattack on a network security company and its clients after he was fired, say officials.

Published on: Jul 8, 2016, 07:56:41 IST
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NEW YORK: An Indian-origin network engineer has pleaded guilty to a revenge cyberattack on a network security company and its clients after he was fired, say officials. Kamlesh Patel admitted in court to hacking the computer of his former employer and three clients and deleting vital information resulting in $137,000 in damages.

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