Cloud engineer wreaks havoc on bank network after getting fired

Cloud engineer wreaks havoc on bank network after getting fired

December 12, 2023 at 02:48PM

Ex-First Republic Bank cloud engineer, Miklos Daniel Brody, was sentenced to two years in prison for causing over $220,000 in damage to his former employer’s computer network by using his company-issued laptop to watch pornography. He pleaded guilty to violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and making false statements to a government agency. Additionally, he was ordered to pay restitution and serve three years of supervised release.

From the meeting notes, it is clear that Miklos Daniel Brody, a former cloud engineer at First Republic Bank, was sentenced to two years in prison for causing over $220,000 in damage to the bank’s computer network. Brody’s actions included using his company-issued laptop for non-work purposes, deploying malware, damaging various areas of the IT environment, and making false statements to both the bank and law enforcement. In addition to the prison sentence, Brody was ordered to pay $529,266.37 in restitution and serve three years of supervised release. His actions were in retaliation for being fired for violating company policy, and he made several false excuses following his termination, including filing a false police report about the theft of the company-issued laptop.

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