Man arrested, accused of hacking into former employer's database after being fired

Authorities arrested Turley and accused him of stealing computers from the company.

Tuesday, May 27th 2025, 5:26 pm

By: Drake Johnson

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TULSA, Okla. -

A Broken Arrow man was arrested and accused of hacking into his former employer's business after being fired by the company, police say.

The affidavit said Brandon Turley worked as an IT specialist for a company in Broken Arrow.

Investigators said Turley used a program to hack back into the system and locked all employees out of their computers.

Police said Turley also went into other employees' email accounts and deleted messages.

He is also accused of stealing computers from the company.

Drake Johnson

Drake Johnson is a Digital Content Producer at Griffin Media. He joined the team in July 2021 after graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in journalism. Drake is a longtime Oklahoman, growing up in Owasso and graduating from OHS in 2016. When not covering the news, he enjoys watching the Sooners and OKC Thunder, plus spending time with family and friends in the state and traveling across the country.