MEDIUMVulnerability
Global

Data analyst sent to prison for stealing data, extorting employer

·Source: BleepingComputer

Updated:

Executive Summary

A former data analyst contractor for Brightly Software has been sentenced to two years in prison for targeting his employer in a $2.5 million extortion scheme. [...]

Analysis

A former data analyst contractor for Brightly Software has been sentenced to two years in prison for targeting his employer in a $2.5 million extortion scheme. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Aug 14, 2026.

Related Threats

MEDIUMVulnerability

Stablecoins offer little cost or speed advantage for remittances - Banca d'Italia

Stablecoins show no systematic cost advantage over traditional remittance channels for cross-border payments, researchers at Banca d'Italia have found.

Finextra
MEDIUMVulnerability

Mobile wallets gain traction in the UK

Cards continue to dominate UK payments but mobile wallets are increasingly popular, with nearly two thirds of the population registered with at least one provider, according to the latest industry data.

Finextra
MEDIUMVulnerability

CISA Weighs Outsourcing Its Cyber Software Buying

<img src="https://ismg-cdn.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/articles/cisa-weighs-outsourcing-its-cyber-software-buying-image_small-9-a-32595.jpg" align=right hspace=4><b>CISA Issues Sources Sought Notice Floating $600M a Year, $6B Over Contract Life</b><br>The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is surveying industry on whether a contractor could take over cybersecurity software b

Bank Info Security