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Black & White Path
Black & White Path
Apr 28, 2026 · Industry Insights

Beijing Engineer Sentenced to 5 Years for Deleting 89 TB of AI Training Data

In September 2024, a Beijing algorithm engineer illegally accessed his company's server cluster, executed a notorious delete command that erased over 89 TB of AI training data and 3D model assets, causing system paralysis and more than 200,000 yuan in losses, and was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison for destroying a computer information system.

AIcomputer crimedata deletion
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Beijing Engineer Sentenced to 5 Years for Deleting 89 TB of AI Training Data
Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
Feb 19, 2022 · Information Security

Case Study: Illegal Web Crawling and Criminal Conviction in China

This article recounts how a corporate web‑crawling tool designed to automate housing‑loan data collection overloaded a municipal residence‑permit system, triggered a large‑scale denial‑of‑service attack, and led to the CTO and programmer being prosecuted for damaging a computer information system.

Web Crawlingcomputer crimecyberlaw
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Case Study: Illegal Web Crawling and Criminal Conviction in China
Java High-Performance Architecture
Java High-Performance Architecture
Feb 18, 2022 · Information Security

When Web Crawlers Cross the Line: A Legal Case Study on Unauthorized Data Scraping

This article recounts how a Chinese fintech company's automated web‑crawler, built to query a municipal residence‑permit system, overloaded the server, triggered police action, led to criminal charges for the CTO and programmer, and offers lessons on the legal risks of large‑scale data scraping.

Web Crawlingcloud computingcomputer crime
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When Web Crawlers Cross the Line: A Legal Case Study on Unauthorized Data Scraping
Java Backend Technology
Java Backend Technology
Feb 14, 2022 · Information Security

When a Developer Deletes Their Own Code: Legal Consequences and Lessons for Information Security

A 29‑year‑old programmer who left a Beijing IT firm on the day of a major sales event deleted the coupon, budgeting, and subsidy code he wrote for the JD.com delivery platform, was later sentenced to ten months in prison and fined, sparking widespread discussion about code‑ownership, permission management, and the criminal liability of destroying computer information systems.

Software Engineeringcode deletioncomputer crime
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When a Developer Deletes Their Own Code: Legal Consequences and Lessons for Information Security
21CTO
21CTO
Feb 5, 2022 · Information Security

When Web Crawlers Turn Criminal: A Real‑World Data Scraping Case Study

This article recounts how a fintech company's automated web‑scraping tool overloaded a municipal residence‑permit system, leading to massive data leakage, legal prosecution of its CTO and programmer, and highlights the severe legal risks of unchecked crawling practices.

Web Crawlingcomputer crimedata-scraping
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When Web Crawlers Turn Criminal: A Real‑World Data Scraping Case Study
Top Architect
Top Architect
Sep 20, 2021 · Information Security

Case Study: Violation of Computer Information System Laws by Yang Mou – Court Judgment and Legal Analysis

The article details how Yang Mou, a former ticketing system programmer, remotely accessed and sabotaged a bus company's ticketing platform in October 2020, leading to a court conviction for destroying computer information systems under Chinese criminal law, with a nine‑month prison sentence and references to relevant statutes.

Chinese lawcomputer crimeinformation security
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Case Study: Violation of Computer Information System Laws by Yang Mou – Court Judgment and Legal Analysis
ITPUB
ITPUB
May 29, 2021 · Information Security

When a Resigned Developer Deletes Company Data: A Real‑World InfoSec Crime Case

The article recounts a high‑profile Chinese case where a former developer, after a salary dispute, exploited server vulnerabilities to delete critical user data and application files, leading to massive user impact, a court trial, and an eleven‑month prison sentence under computer‑information‑system sabotage laws.

computer crimedata breachdata deletion
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When a Resigned Developer Deletes Company Data: A Real‑World InfoSec Crime Case
Programmer DD
Programmer DD
Jan 8, 2021 · Information Security

When Deleting Data Becomes a Crime: DBA Sentenced to 7 Years

A former database administrator at Lianjia was convicted of deliberately deleting 9 TB of financial data, leading to a seven‑year prison sentence after forensic evidence linked his root‑access actions to the breach, highlighting the severe legal consequences of insider data sabotage.

computer crimedata deletiondatabase admin
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When Deleting Data Becomes a Crime: DBA Sentenced to 7 Years
ITPUB
ITPUB
Feb 14, 2020 · Information Security

How a Former Tech Director Sabotaged a SaaS Database: A Real‑World InfoSec Case Study

In June 2018, a disgruntled former technical director of a Zhejiang company used retained Alibaba Cloud credentials to delete database indexes and tables, crippling a SaaS platform for over five hours, causing millions in losses, and was later convicted of destroying computer information systems with a suspended sentence.

Alibaba Cloudcloud securitycomputer crime
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How a Former Tech Director Sabotaged a SaaS Database: A Real‑World InfoSec Case Study