Louis Puesan, a Time Warner Cable technician was convicted of 8 counts of Computer Trespass, Computer Tampering, Unlawful Duplication of Computer Related Material, and Unlawful Possession of Computer Related Material, for illegally installing a spyware program on 3 of his employer’s New York City office computers. It was alleged that the spyware program grants Puesan unauthorized access to Time Warner Cable’s customer database and billing system.
Puesan allegedly used a “keylogger” spyware program to store the keystrokes of fellow Time Warner employees. By tracking keystrokes, Puesan acquired passwords of active employees with authorized access to Time Warner’s customer database and billing system.
Puesan currently faces a maximum penalty of 32 years in state prison.
