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National Security
Ransomware or Revenge? Former Employee Charged With Extortion
Disgruntled Employee
A tech company employee was fired for performance issues—and then he sought sloppy revenge, court records obtained by The Daily Beast show.
Seamus Hughes
Shannon Vavra
National Security Reporter
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Dec. 13 2021
4:45AM EST
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