Jet2 cyber-attack: IT worker with grudge jailed
A former Jet2 IT contractor with a grudge has been jailed for a cyber-attack on the company. Scott Burns was jailed for 10 months for his actions, which cost the company GBP165,000. The attack shut down Jet2's computer network for 12 hours in Jan 2018. Burns wanted revenge for the firm's treatment of him following an incident at a 2017 "Benidorm roadshow", Leeds Crown Court heard. Details about happened at the event in Benidorm were not outlined in court. The court heard only fast-thinking by one employee at the airline stopped Burns' actions being a "complete disaster" for Jet2. Burns pleaded guilty to 8 counts under the Computer Misuse Act at a previous hearing. <br/>
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Jet2 cyber-attack: IT worker with grudge jailed
A former Jet2 IT contractor with a grudge has been jailed for a cyber-attack on the company. Scott Burns was jailed for 10 months for his actions, which cost the company GBP165,000. The attack shut down Jet2's computer network for 12 hours in Jan 2018. Burns wanted revenge for the firm's treatment of him following an incident at a 2017 "Benidorm roadshow", Leeds Crown Court heard. Details about happened at the event in Benidorm were not outlined in court. The court heard only fast-thinking by one employee at the airline stopped Burns' actions being a "complete disaster" for Jet2. Burns pleaded guilty to 8 counts under the Computer Misuse Act at a previous hearing. <br/>
