Alexander Jones copied data from Eircom’s system and sought a ‘bounty’ for finding alleged problem
An IT specialist who tried to get a “financial bounty” by falsely claiming he had uncovered vulnerabilities in Eircom’s systems has been given a suspended sentence and ordered to pay €35,000.
Det Garda Colm Gallagher told Fiona McGowan BL, prosecuting, that while working for a company that provided technical support to Eircom, Jones accessed confidential information. Internal and external investigations carried out by Eircom proved that Jones could not have accessed the information using the software he had claimed to have used. The total cost of the investigations amounted to €72,000.Det Garda Gallagher told the court that Jones had actually copied the data from the internal system onto his personal laptop. The investigation exposed that Jones had accessed the telephone conversations of customers and insurance claims.
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