Former Brightly Contractor Sentenced for Data Theft and Extortion
Summary
Former Brightly Software contractor Cameron Curry was sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of stealing company data and demanding $2.5 million in cryptocurrency. Brightly paid him $7,540 in Bitcoin.
Key points
- Curry accessed payroll information and corporate data while working as a contractor, then used stolen documents to extort Brightly after his contract ended.
- Using the alias “Loot,” he threatened to leak employee personal and compensation information and report Brightly to the SEC unless paid $2.5 million in cryptocurrency.
- Brightly transferred $7,540 in Bitcoin to a wallet controlled by Curry.
- After Brightly reported the incident, the FBI searched Curry’s residence and seized electronic devices containing evidence linking him to the scheme.
- Curry was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Brightly Software
- Incident Type
- Insider data theft and extortion
- Incident Date
- 2023-12-11
- Data Types Exposed
- Employee names
- Dates of birth
- Home addresses
- Compensation information
- Payroll and corporate data
- Affected Records
- Not disclosed
- Affected Data Size
- Not disclosed
- Operational Impact
- Cameron Curry stole sensitive payroll and corporate data and used it to extort Brightly. The FBI later searched his residence and seized electronic devices containing evidence linked to the scheme.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- Curry demanded $2.5 million in cryptocurrency and threatened to leak employee information and report Brightly to the SEC. Brightly paid $7,540 in Bitcoin to a wallet controlled by Curry.
- Claim Status
- confirmed
Indicators of compromise
| Type | Indicator | Context |
|---|---|---|
lootsoftware@outlook[.]com | Email address Curry used under the alias “Loot” to send extortion messages to Brightly employees. |