http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2010/09/employee_charged_with_hacking.html By Peter Hermann The Baltimore Sun September 9, 2010 It happened one day last year, as more than a dozen board members of a Baltimore substance abuse center had gathered around a conference room. The CEO was giving a PowerPoint presentation on his accomplishments. Suddenly, his computer shut down, then restarted, replacing the latest slide with an image of a naked woman onto a 64-inch screen. The board members include city officials and foundation heads and is chaired by Baltimore's health commissioner. Today, Baltimore's State's Attorney's Office announced a grand jury had indicted Walter Powell, 51, with hacking into the computer system. They described him as a disgruntled worker who allegedly used his home computer to access the system, distribute confidential emails from his boss and break into the presentation. The CEO of the Baltimore Substance Abuse System Inc., which distributes public funds to more than 50 substance abuse programs helping thousands of people, told me the attack cost $80,000 -- mostly to rebuild the system, replace software and upgrade security measures. The CEO, Greg Warren, said no confidential information leaked out. [...] _______________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Fri Sep 10 2010 - 00:50:47 PDT
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