Oracle Tips by Burleson

Theft of Records Story

An employee at an insurance company apparently had a disagreement with his manager. The disgruntled employee was intent on vindicating the perceived wrong inflicted upon him. It boiled down to the employee being unhappy with his compensation rate. Since he worked in the tax department, he had computer access to the personnel files of all employees. The results were disastrous. He used the internet to sell the personal records of the company’s employees. The privacy of their personal identification information was violated.

To follow up, the employee also attempted to implicate his manager in the identity theft that he perpetrated by sending emails to other employees. He finally confessed to the crime and was fired immediately. Of course, he caused tremendous damage against thousands of employees.

The above book excerpt is from:

You're Fired! Firing Computer Professionals

The IT manager Guide for Terminating "With Cause"

ISBN 0-9744486-4-8

Robert Papaj 

http://www.rampant-books.com/book_2005_1_firing.htm