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Employee Puts 'Logic Bomb' in Drug Giant's Database

An AP newswire article by Wayne Parry, via USA Today, reports that:

A technology administrator angry about possibly losing his job planted an electronic "bomb" in the computer system of one of the nation's largest prescription drug management companies that would have wiped out critical patient information had it gone off, authorities said Tuesday.

Even after surviving a round of layoffs, Yung-Hsun Lin, 50, of Montvale, kept the so-called "logic bomb" in the system and tinkered with it in an attempt to have it detonate, prosecutors said. The bug eventually was discovered and neutralized by the company.

U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie said the bomb could have caused widespread financial damage to the company, and possibly harmed a large number of patients.

More here.

Background on another very recent case of an employee planting a "logic bomb" in their employer's systems can be found here.

posted by Fergie @ 12/19/2006 10:39:00 AM