A Dev Built a Kill Switch That Activated When He Got Fired. Now He’s Convicted of Criminal Sabotage
The kill switch, which Lu named “IsDLEnabledinAD,” was designed to check to make sure Lu’s account was enabled in the company ...
Developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination
This kill switch, the DOJ said, appeared to have been created by Lu because it was named "IsDLEnabledinAD," which is an apparent abbreviation of "Is Davis Lu enabled in Active Directory." It also ...
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Developer guilty of using kill switch to sabotage employer's systems
A software developer has been found guilty of sabotaging his ex-employer's systems by running custom malware and installing a "kill switch" after being demoted at the company. Davis Lu, 55, of ...
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'Kill switch': Software developer convicted for damaging employer's computer systems
A software developer in Texas has been convicted for developing a "kill switch" code that damaged his former employer's ...
Texas man faces prison for activating ‘kill switch’ on former employer’s network
Texas software developer Davis Lu faces up to 10 years in prison after a federal jury convicted him of “causing intentional ...
The Pentagon Denies the F-35 Has a Kill Switch, but Its Software Demands Amount to the Same Thing
Buying an F-35 is a lot like buying a Tesla. Buyers are locked into an ecosystem with complicated software that’s required to ...