Intel Files a Lawsuit Against Former Employee Who Stole “Top-Secret” Data After Being Fired from a Position He Held for More Than a Decade
Intel is experiencing an incident of ‘information theft’ by one of its former employee, who has allegedly stolen ‘top secret’ data, despite being with the company for more than a decade.
Intel’s Former Employee Accused of Stealing a Massive 18,000 Files From Internal Database
Well, it appears that the latest round of layoffs within Team Blue has ‘pissed’ off an employee, who has stolen sensitive data from the firm, according to a report by the OregonLive. The employee, named Jinfeng Luo, is reported to have been with Intel since 2014 and had recently received a layoff notice, which terminated his employment as of July 31st. It is said that during his end days, Luo had stolen around 18,000 files from Intel’s internal database, which included “top secret” data.
On July 23, Intel claims, Luo tried to download a file from his work laptop to an external hard drive. Internal company controls prevented that. But five days later, Intel says that Luo connected another storage device and downloaded 18,000 files.
-OregonLive
After the ‘shady’ file transfer attempt, Intel looked into the matter and started an investigation, which found Luo to be the perpetrator. Team Blue has formally sent the individual a ‘lawsuit’, but after months of contacting him at his original address in Seattle. Now, Intel is demanding $250,000 in damages and a court order to ensure that Luo doesn’t leak out sensitive information. This occasion is surprising, to say the least, but it appears that the latest round of layoffs has disappointed several Intel employees, including those who were part of the core team.
The lawsuit is yet to be concluded, and we haven’t seen any statement from Luo himself, so it’s too early to say how the situation will turn out. Judging by the fact that Intel is reporting “Top Secret” content to be stolen, the matter is a serious concern for Team Blue.