'Disgruntled employee' hacks own company's computer system
A disgruntled employee is suspected of hacking a global networking consultancy’s computer systems and then emailing staff with confidential information about forthcoming restructuring plans. New York-based networking consultancy ThruPoint, which partners with Cisco and KPMG spin-off BearingPoint, confirmed it is conducting an investigation after the embarrassing incident. The confidential document, which has been seen by silicon.com, refers to major restructuring at the company’s European offices and contains individual employee names along with management comments. Full Story