Tech Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Insider Attack and Extortion of Brightly Software

Cameron Curry, a tech contractor for Brightly Software, was sentenced to two years in prison for an insider attack involving the theft of corporate data and employee information. The stolen data was used to extort the company for $7,540.92 as his six-month contract neared its end. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and prosecuted by the Department of Justice (DOJ). No specific technical details, dates, or CVE IDs were disclosed in the incident. The attack resulted in financial extortion and unauthorized access to sensitive company and employee data.