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Former Sysadmin Caught Hacking His Ex-Employer by His Replacement

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports:

On Wednesday, November 29, a Kansas City court sentenced a Missouri man to six years in federal prison without parole for hacking his former employer, stealing trade secrets, and for accessing child pornography.

The man is Jacob Raines, 38, of Parkville, Missouri, who worked as IT manager for American Crane & Tractor Parts (AC&TP) in Kansas City from July 2004 until March 28, 2014, when he resigned his position.

New sysadmin catches former sysadmin stealing files via FTP

According to court documents obtained by Bleeping Computer, his former employer brought in a new IT manager to replace Raines after he left.

Read more on Bleeping Computer.

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