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Cybersecurity CEO accused of running malware on hospital PC blabs about it on LinkedIn

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
30/100

Date Published: 2025-04-28

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Brandon Vigliarolo

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An Oklahoma City cybersecurity professional is accused of installing ad-hoc spyware on hospital computers in August 2024; he admitted on LinkedIn to writing and running a PowerShell script that took screenshots every 20 minutes and sent them to a remote host. The malicious code was removed by hospital staff, the facility reports no patient records were accessed, and court records indicate he has been charged under Oklahoma's Computer Crimes Act while disputing aspects of the reporting and citing mental-health context.

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