Disgruntled ex-techie took just 13 minutes to almost wreak havoc
The man who hacked northern airline Jet2 has been jailed for five months after he posed to hotel staff as a company director, was disciplined, and later went on an alcohol-fuelled deletion spree.
Scott Burns, of Queen Street, Morley, Leeds, previously pleaded guilty to eight offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
Crown prosecutor Rebecca Austin told Court 5 at Leeds Crown Court: "This is a case which involves a disgruntled ex-employee."
In 2017 Burns was working for Blue Chip Data Systems on its Jet2 account. He was dispatched to Benidorm to provide IT cover for a roadshow event. Crown prosecutors said in a note read by the judge that Burns "twice tried to bring back a guest who was not checked into" the hotel he was staying at.
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