The FBI reports that; Michael Meneses, a system manager and software programmer who was often passed over for promotions, created a program to pharm employee passwords, left his job at an unnamed Long Island High-Voltage Power Manufacturer, in January 2012.
After he left, he used credentials to remotely logon to the network and:
- The defendant deleted a line of code in a software program that the victim company used to calculate work order costs, leading the company to incorrectly calculate these costs.
- The defendant read an e-mail sent by his former supervisor to one of his former colleagues about a candidate for the defendant’s former position, created the e-mail address “iamconcern2012@gmail.com,” and sent the candidate a message that stated, “Don’t accept any position from [victim company].”
- The defendant modified a database so it would appear to be March 2012 rather than February 2012. As a result, the company was unable to process routine transactions.
- The defendant manually purged a purchase order table, which prevented the company from converting purchase requisitions to purchase orders.
Since Michael was caught, he has pleaded guilty to the charges and will spend up to the next 10 years in prison and may have some hefty fines to pay.
