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Prison for data analyst who tried to extort $2.5 million from his employer
A former data analyst at Brightly Software faced prison time after attempting to extort $2.5 million from his employer following non-renewal of his contract. Curry had access to sensitive company data through his role, which he apparently leveraged in the extortion scheme.
Why it matters: Practitioners should ensure robust offboarding procedures, access revocation, and monitoring of departing employees with data access; insider threats from disgruntled staff remain a material risk.
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