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Fired IT admin revenge-hacks school by wiping data, changing passwords

Adam Georgeson pleaded guilty to two cyber hacking offenses, which carry a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. The 29-year-old wiped data on systems belonging to Welland Park Academy in Leicestershire. Georgeson had been working as an IT technician at the school but had been fired at the time of the attack. The schools systems could no longer be accessed and remote learning was impacted at a time when pupils were at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic.”]

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fired-it-admin-revenge-hacks-school-by-wiping-data-changing-passwords/

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