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Former Employee Arrested For 'Ransomware' Scheme At Fairfield County Business, Police Say Former Employee Arrested For 'Ransomware' Scheme At Fairfield County Business, Police Say
Former Employee Arrested For 'Ransomware' Scheme At Fairfield County Business, Police Say A 33-year-old out-of-state man has been arrested on a warrant for allegedly hacking into a former Fairfield County employer's computer system, causing the business to become the victim of a "ransomware" attack. Yigitali Ercan, of Philadelphia, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 9, for the incident which took place in September in Westport, said Lt. David Wolf of the Westport Police.  According to Wolf, the company told police that the former employee hacked into their computer and made some modifications to their website. The next day, the company became the victim of ransomware and were un…

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