UK IT Worker Exploits Ransomware Attack, Tries to Blackmail Employer

An IT security analyst from Fleetwood, Hertfordshire in southern England has been convicted of unauthorized computer access with criminal intent and blackmail after exploiting a ransomware attack at his place of work. 28-year-old Ashley Liles worked as an IT expert at a company in Oxford that was recently targeted by a ransomware attack. As part of his role, Liles was involved in investigating the incident, but rather than mitigating the damage, he devised a scheme to benefit from the situation