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

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.  

He caused significant disruption to the company causing them to lose at least £200,000 in lost business as well as reputational harm.  

Taj gained access to the company’s premises and unlawfully accessed computer systems to deliberately alter login credentials to disrupt the company’s day to day activities.