2. The Case of Philip Cummings
Philip Cummings was a help desk employee in a Long Island, New York company. His company provided special software to its client companies such as banks, etc. Cummings had access to personal consumer information such as codes and passwords giving him the ability to download consumer credit reports at any time. When approached by some Nigerian nationals willing to buy those copies of credit reports, he agreed. He continued to sell them the copies for 2 after he left the company. The damage he caused was considerable. The case was solved by the Federal authorities after a major company discovered that credit reports have been downloaded without permission. Other companies reported exactly the same thing and eventually, the investigation led to Philip Cummings.
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