Digital security | Disgruntled IT worker jailed for cyber attack on his own employer

Thu, 03 Jul 2025
Liam Soutar
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A disgruntled IT worker who launched a cyber attack on his employer after he was suspended from work has been jailed.

Mohammed Umar Taj began to take revenge on his Huddersfield-based employer within hours of being suspended from work in July 2022.

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