A former Cox Communications employee from Norcross has been sentenced to five months in federal prison for hacking into the company's computer system and causing phone and computer service failures around the country.
38-year-old William Bryant was also ordered Thursday to serve five months home confinement, perform 200 hours of community service and pay more than $15,000 in restitution.
Bryant, who was charged in August and pleaded guilty in September, admitted he remotely shut down parts of Cox's system in May after he was asked to resign.
The shutdown caused a loss of computer and telecommunication services, including 911 access, for Cox customers in Dallas, Las Vegas, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Cox technicians were able to restore service within hours.
Labels: Cox, Hacking, Prison
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