Engineer Sentenced for Locking Over 3,000 Devices on Employer’s Network

Executive Summary

A former core infrastructure engineer at a New Jersey-based industrial company was sentenced to 32 months in prison after locking more than 3,000 devices on his employer’s network in a ransomware‑style attack. The 57‑year‑old, Daniel Rhyne, pleaded guilty to the charges.


Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: DataBreaches.net - Published Date: 2026-10-06T23:59:13+00:00 - Category: data-breaches

Original Description: Sergiu Gatlan has an update on a case previously noted on this site. 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. 57-year-old Daniel Rhyne from Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty... Source

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Source: DataBreaches.net