Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Richard Liriano pled guilty to one count of computer fraud in connection with his scheme to use malicious software programs, including a program known as a “keylogger,” on dozens of his coworkers’ computers at a New York City-area hospital, secretly obtaining user names and passwords to his victims’ personal email and other accounts, and using that unauthorized access to steal private and confidential files. Using his victims’ stolen credentials, Liriano repeatedly compromised their password-protected online accounts, and accessed their sensitive personal photographs, videos, and other private documents. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “To feed his voyeuristic curiosity, Richard Liriano, an information technology professional at a New York hospital, installed a “keylogger” on dozens of his coworkers’ computers and used other unauthorized software to spy on and steal personal information from them. Liriano’s disturbing crimes not only invaded the privacy of his coworkers; he also intruded into computers housing vital healthcare and patient information, costing his former employer hundreds of thousands of dollars to remediate. He will now be held accountable for his actions.”
