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Fired Techie Created Virtual Chaos At Pharma Co.

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-printers-were-harmed dept.

itwbennett writes "Using a secret vSphere console, Jason Cornish, formerly an IT staffer at the U.S. subsidiary of drug-maker Shionogi, wiped out most of the company's computer infrastructure earlier this year. Cornish, 37, pleaded guilty Tuesday to computer intrusion charges in connection with the attack."

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  1. How he got caught. by will_die · · Score: 5, Informative

    For those wondering how he got caught, he accessed the servers from his home also for the McDonalds just before he accessed them he purchased some food using this credit card.