Security News > 2023 > December > Cloud engineer wreaks havoc on bank network after getting fired

An ex-First Republic Bank cloud engineer was sentenced to two years in prison for causing more than $220,000 in damage to his former employer's computer network after allegedly using his company-issued laptop to watch pornography.

Miklos Daniel Brody, 38, of San Francisco, pleaded guilty in April to two charges of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after obtaining information from and intentionally damaging a protected computer, and one charge of making false statements to a government agency.

Brody worked as a cloud engineer for First Republic Bank until March 11, 2020, when he was fired for violating company policy.

Those excuses did not work, and later that day, Brody was fired during another meeting with bank executives and escorted off the premises.

Instead of doing that, Brody allegedly went home and that evening wreaked havoc on First Republic Bank's network in retaliation for getting canned, according to court documents.

While Brody logged in with his own ID and multi-factor password, he also impersonated a coworker, "Senior cloud engineer A.A," who had received a promotion that, it's claimed, Brody "Coveted." A.A confirmed that they had not accessed the system at that time.

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