The software developer, who damaged his former employer, was sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment for placing “Kill Switch” on the systems

The US Department of Justice announced that Davis Lu, accused of harming the former employer's systems, was sentenced to four years in prison.

Background of the event

Lu, a 55 -year -old Chinese citizen, served in an Ohio -based company (referred to as Eaton Corporation) from 2007 to 2019.

Harmful codes and "Kill Switch"

• Java -based infinite cycles and established mechanisms that would cause the servers to collapse.
• He designed a Kill Switch, whom he calls “Isdlenabledinad”.
• On September 9, 2019, when the account was dismissed and the account was disabled, Kill Switch was activated and became unable to access thousands of employees.

Investigation findings

It was found that LU had deleted encrypted files on the laptop that should be returned and made searches on the methods of increasing authorization, process hiding and deleting files.

Matthew R. Galeotti, official of the Ministry of Justice, sabotaged the company's networks, caused great financial losses and violated the trust of the employer.

Details of the punishment

• Lu was found guilty of deliberately damaging protected computers.
• He was sentenced to 4 years in prison.
• After the evacuation, he will remain under probation for 3 years.
• It was announced that the damage of the company was hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Kaynak: Beykozun Sesi