From Cybersecurity COO to Corporate Villain: The Real-Life Thriller of Data Theft, Unlikely Plot Twists, and a Costly Payback!

Meet Vikas Singla, the real-life Walter White of hospital network security breaches. Taking down 200 phones, stealing patient data, then using it as a sales pitch – if that’s not a plot twist, we don’t know what is. But don’t worry, in this corporate thriller, karma has its own plot twist. Cue the incurable cancer and $817K payback scene.

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So, let's get this straight – a tech company's former COO decides to play the villain in his own corporate thriller, taking down hospital communication systems, stealing patient data, and then using these exploits as selling points? Talk about a plot twist! This guy would have done better in Hollywood than in cybersecurity. But hey, at least he got a plea agreement that might keep him out of prison...because, plot twist again, he has a rare form of cancer. Is this real life, or an episode of 'Breaking Bad'?

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