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## Engineer sentenced for locking over 3,000 devices on employer network

DevFeed: [Engineer sentenced for locking over 3,000 devices on employer network](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/engineer-sentenced-for-locking-over-3-000-devices-on-employer-network-65438.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/engineer-sentenced-for-locking-thousands-of-devices-on-employer-network/>)

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

Published: 2026-10-06T08:19:24Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [BleepingComputer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bleepingcomputer.md>)

Topics: [Endpoint security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/endpoint-security.md>), [active directory](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/active-directory.md>), [Networking hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking-hardware.md>)

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### AI overview

A former infrastructure engineer was sentenced to 32 months in prison after using unauthorized access and scheduled account changes to block access to thousands of devices on his employer's network. The attack included deleted administrator accounts, password changes, and a ransom demand.

### Source excerpt

A former core infrastructure engineer at an industrial company headquartered in New Jersey was sentenced to 32 months in prison for locking thousands of devices on his employer's network in a ransomware-style attack. [...]