Indian IT Worker Jailed for Unauthorized Access Leading to Massive Financial Loss

An Indian national was sentenced to two years and six months in jail for unauthorized access and deletion of 180 virtual servers at his former company, NCS, costing them approximately SGD 918,000. Kandula Nagaraju, 39, was upset about his termination and used admin login credentials to carry out the act.

An Indian national has been sentenced to two years and six months' imprisonment for unauthorized access to computer systems and subsequent deletion of 180 virtual servers, incurring a financial impact of about SGD 918,000 (USD 678,000).

The sentencing took place on Monday after Kandula Nagaraju, 39, was found to have unlawfully accessed NCS's quality assurance (QA) computer system. Kandula was part of a 20-member team at NCS, an information and communication technology service provider, from November 2021 to October 2022.

Despite being disappointed and confused over his firing due to poor performance, Kandula used his administrator login credentials to access the system multiple times from January to March 2023. He ran a destructive script that systematically deleted the servers. Investigations revealed that Kandula, even after his employment ended, knew he was not authorized to access the system. A police report was filed, leading to his arrest and subsequent sentencing.

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