Prison for data analyst who tried to extort $2.5 million from his employer

A former data analyst, Cameron Curry, was sentenced to 24 months in prison after attempting to extort $2.5 million from his former employer, Brightly Software (now part of Siemens). Curry gained access to sensitive employee data and threatened to leak it unless he received a substantial payment. Investigators were able to trace his activities through email metadata and a Coinbase account linked to his family members, highlighting the risk posed by disgruntled insiders with legitimate access.