Ex-New Jersey man sentenced for $750K extortion attempt after cyberattack
Daniel Rhyne hacked Messer North America’s network, scheduled destructive tasks and sought $750,000 from his employer, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
A former New Jersey man who tried to extort $750,000 from his employer after trying to damage the company’s computer system has been sentenced to two years, eight months in federal prison.
Daniel Rhyne, 59, of Kansas City, Missouri, hacked Messer North America’s computer network by remotely accessing a desktop and scheduling tasks designed to damage the system, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey said. Rhyne planned to delete administrator accounts, change passwords and shut down servers, officials said.