Intel says software engineer took 'top secret' documents after getting fired
11 days ago
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- Intel alleges a former employee, Jinfeng Luo, downloaded thousands of classified documents after being fired in July.
- Luo, a software developer since 2014, was notified of his dismissal on July 7, with termination effective July 31.
- Intel claims Luo attempted to transfer files to an external hard drive on July 23, but was blocked by internal controls.
- Five days later, Luo allegedly downloaded 18,000 files using another storage device.
- The unauthorized transfer triggered an investigation, with Intel attempting to contact Luo at multiple addresses.
- Intel filed a lawsuit seeking at least $250,000 in damages and a court order to prevent disclosure of confidential information.
- Intel declined to comment, and Luo could not be located for response.