Security News > 2020 > September > Maryland Man Gets 12 Months in Prison for Hacking Former Employer
A Maryland man was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for hacking into and damaging the computers of his former employer.
Employed at the company's Washington office, Stafford provided IT technical support to the organization's Washington, McLean, Virginia, and Baltimore offices.
On the same day, evidence shows, he repeatedly attempted to remotely access the organization's network from that laptop, using his credentials and those of a former co-worker.
On September 14, 2015, Stafford attempted to access the network file storage system at the company's Baltimore office, with the intent of erasing data, but failed as passwords were changed following his intrusion at the Washington office.
In addition to prison time, Stafford was sentenced to three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $193,258 in restitution.