A former core infrastructure engineer at a New Jersey industrial company, Daniel Rhyne, was sentenced to 32 months in prison for using administrator access to lock thousands of devices and launch a ransomware-style extortion scheme. He reset passwords, deleted domain admin accounts, sent a ransom note demanding 20 bitcoin, and threatened repeated shutdowns to pressure the company into paying. #DanielRhyne #TheFr0zenCrew
Keypoints
- Daniel Rhyne was sentenced to 32 months for the attack on his former employer.
- He used unauthorized administrator access to change passwords and delete domain admin accounts.
- The attack locked out access to 254 servers and 3,284 workstations.
- Rhyne sent a ransom email demanding 20 bitcoin and threatening more shutdowns.
- Investigators found he searched for ways to change passwords, delete accounts, and clear logs.