Penn Township man pleads to damaging Siemens Corp. computer programs
A 62-year-old Harrison City man pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh on Friday to intentionally damaging his employer’s computer programs for a two-year period, the U.S. Attorney for Western Pennsylvania said.
David Tinley, 62, admitted to inserting “logic bombs” into computer programs he designed for Siemens Corp. in Monroeville, as a contract employee from 2014 to May 2016, prosecutors said.
The logic bombs ensured the programs would malfunction after certain date, which required Siemens to hire Tinley to fix the computer problems.
U.S. District Judge Peter J. Phipps set sentencing for Nov. 8.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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