Disgruntled IT Worker Jailed for Cyber Attack, Huddersfield

*Friday, 27 June, 2025*

A disgruntled IT worker who launched a cyber attack on his employer after he was suspended from work has been jailed.  

Mohammed Umar Taj began to take revenge on his Huddersfield-based employer within hours of being suspended from work in July 2022.  

He caused significant disruption to the company causing them to lose at least £200,000 in lost business as well as reputational harm.  

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