*LAID-OFF EMPLOYEE CHARGED IN HACKING CASE A former software company worker, apparently upset about being laid off earlier this summer, stands charged with hacking into the systems of several of the company's clients, including government agencies across California. The FBI arrested Walter Wiggs, 44, for unauthorized access to a protected computer. Before being laid off in June, Wiggs worked for Technology for Business Corporation, a vendor of customized software including an interactive voice response system for telephone call centers. FBI spokesperson Cheryl Mimura says Wiggs used information he gained as an insider to later access 13 networks running his former employer's interactive voice software, in some cases deleting key information that left the systems unable to function properly. Clients affected included the cities of San Diego and Modesto and a Los Angeles county child abuse hotline. The company didn't return calls for comment and Mimura was unable to say what led to Wiggs' dismissal from the company. http://www.fbi.gov/fieldnews/august/la082503.htm
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