Coder Gets 4 Years For 'Kill Switch' On Ex-Employer's System

By Rae Ann Varona ( August 22, 2025, 11:30 PM EDT) -- A Texas-based software developer has been sentenced in Ohio federal court to four years in prison after an unsuccessful attempt at getting a new trial following his conviction for deploying a "kill switch" on his former employer's network....

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