Ex-Amazon worker found guilty in Capital One breach

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Paige Thompson worked for Amazon from2015-2016, and conducted her hack three years later in July 2019
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Paige Thompson worked for Amazon from2015-2016, and conducted her hack three years later in July 2019

Paige Thompson built a tool to find vulnerable AWS accounts, exfiltrate data and plant cryptomining software

Paige Thompson, a 36-year-old former Amazon employee, has been convicted for seven federal crimes by the US District Court in Seattle, all originating from a massive breach at Capital One that affe...

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