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Law Enforcement bleeping computer · 3/4/2026

Man admits to locking thousands of Windows devices in extortion plot

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A former core infrastructure engineer pleaded guilty to locking 254 Windows servers belonging to his industrial employer in New Jersey in a failed extortion scheme. The attack targeted critical systems at the company headquarters in Somerset County.

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Tagged as Ransomware
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bleeping computer

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Resumen de IA

A former core infrastructure engineer pleaded guilty to locking 254 Windows servers belonging to his industrial employer in New Jersey in a failed extortion scheme. The attack targeted critical systems at the company headquarters in Somerset County.

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Ransomware