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Texas software developer Davis Liu faces up to 10 years in prison

after a federal jury convicted him of causing

intentional damage to his former employer's network. According to the Justice Department,

Lou 55, began sabotaging his employer systems after 2018 corporate restructuring left

Lou with reduced responsibilities and system access. Lou is accused of creating and implementing a Kilt Switch that would lock out all of the

company's employees from the network if Lou's credentials were ever deactivated.

Prosecutors say Lou named the Kilt Switch code is DL enabled in AD, referring to whether

Lou's account is enabled in the company's active

directory. When Lou left the company on September 9th, 2019, the Kilt Switch activated, causing

widespread system disruptions affecting thousands of employees globally. The Justice Department said

Lou caused the company hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. Sentencing is set for June 23rd, according to the court's docket.

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