[ISN] Sacked IT admin sentenced for hacking ex-employer

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 03:41:09 -0600 (CST)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/07/it_admin_sentenced/

By Dan Goodin
The Register
7th January 2009

A British IT admin was ordered to pay more than £3,000 and given a 
three-months jail sentence after being accused of hacking into his 
former employer's computer system so he could install spyware and delete 
emails.

Julius Oladiran, 46, of South Norwood, admitted making a false statement 
and gaining unauthorized access to computer information, according to 
Croydon Today. He was ordered to pay £3,200, and his three-month 
sentence was suspended for two years.

Oladiran started work with the unnamed company in September 2007 as a 
database admin after submitting a resume that claimed he had a master's 
degree and held top government jobs. Superiors quickly became suspicious 
after noticing gaps in his abilities, and within three weeks, he was 
asked to leave.

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