Threats to US Election Security Grow More Complex Top U.S. election security officials say protecting the nation’s voting systems has become increasingly challenging. Insider threats are a growing concern and could undermine serious strides made to secure voting systems —… Read More
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ITMG Insider Threat Cases December 4, 2022
Apple Settles Lawsuit Against Ex-Employee Who Stole Trade Secrets Apple has settled a lawsuit against a former employee for allegedly stealing trade secrets and sharing those with a journalist. The tech giant had filed a lawsuit against Simon Lancaster, a… Read More
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ITMG Insider Threat Cases November 20, 2022
Jury Orders Ford to Pay $104.6M in Trade Secrets Case A federal jury this week ordered Ford Motor Co. to pay nearly $105 million in damages to a Texas-based software company for breaching its contract and misappropriating trade secrets. In… Read More
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ITMG Insider Threat News November 20, 2022
The Developing “Avoided Costs” Remedy in Trade Secret Litigation Should a defendant found liable for stealing trade secrets have to fork over all of the research and development costs it theoretically avoided by misappropriating the secrets? Yes, according to the… Read More
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ITMG Insider Threat Cases November 10, 2022
In Trade Secrets Case, Ex-Genentech Staffer and Husband get 6-Month Prison Sentences In the years-long case, Xanthe Lam, a former principal scientist for Genentech, and her husband Allen Lam last summer pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of trade… Read More
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Cosmetic Company Sues Chinese Supplier for Trade Secret Theft
By: Aaron Kim, ITMG Insider Threat Analyst GeLab Cosmetics has sued Zhuhai Aobo Cosmetics Co., alleging that Zhuhai took advantage of a business relationship to develop a knockoff version of their nail gel. GeLab is described in the complaint as… Read More
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ITMG Insider Threat Cases October 26, 2022
Eli Lilly Wins SJ in Migraine Tracking Trade Secrets Case According to court filings, in 2018, both the plaintiff and defendant were in the process of developing mobile phone applications that were intended to help patients with tracking and treating… Read More
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ITMG Insider Threat News October 26, 2022
Protecting Trade Secrets in Remote and Hybrid Workplaces: 3 Questions Employers Should Be Asking Themselves Employers today are coming to terms with what has developed into full-time remote or hybrid work arrangements for many workers. However, you should recognize that… Read More
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Former Broadcom Engineer Admits to Trade Secret Theft
By: Aaron Kim, ITMG Insider Threat Analyst A former Broadcom engineer who pleaded guilty to stealing his ex-employer’s trade secrets has asked the court not to give him prison time, saying he stole the files for reference, fearing he would… Read More
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ITMG Insider Threat News October 9, 2022
Cisco Talos Tracks Insider Attack Surge The Cisco Talos intelligence group over the past year saw an increase in incidents involving insider threats such as malicious insiders and unwitting assets, and is recommending organization’s add social engineering to their policies,… Read More