Businesswoman's computer hacking revenge 'ruined' firm

Found on The York Press on Sunday, 21 June 2020
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Outside court, police said the victim had told them her actions had led to the company collapsing and job losses.

Detective Constable Steven Harris, of North Yorkshire Police’s Cyber Crime Unit, said: “During our investigation, it became clear that Bulley had left the original company on a bad note, but the deletion of thousands of files containing vital information was catastrophic for the victim.

Not to sound rude, but that's exactly what backups are for. If your entire company relies on the uptime of a Dropbox account, you're out of business sooner or later.