Consultant charged over $1.5M extortion scheme against IT giant
May 6, 2024 at 01:08PM Cybersecurity expert Vincent Cannady faces a 20-year prison sentence after being accused of extorting $1.5 million from a multinational IT services company by threatening to expose stolen data. Cannady, fired from his consultancy job, allegedly accessed and downloaded confidential company data, demanding a substantial settlement. He has been charged with … Read more