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Former Engineer Gets 32 Months Prison for Hacking Employer and Demanding Bitcoin (BTC) Ransom
The Daily Hodl·October 8, 2026·1 min read
A former core infrastructure engineer at a New Jersey industrial company was sentenced to 32 months in prison for hacking the firm's network in November 2023. He scheduled damaging tasks and demanded 20 Bitcoin, worth about $750,000, to halt the sabotage. He pleaded guilty to the charges.
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