Toyota representatives have filed a complaint against former contractor Ibrahimshah Shahulhameed, accusing the man of violating Kentucky's Trade Secret Act by hacking into the toyotasupplier.com website – utilized by the firm to exchange sensitive information with suppliers – to copy sensitive data and alter software. It’s well known that some employees or contractors – especially those who know how your company’s systems work – can cause a lot of damage if they’re fired or if they part the firm with bitterness. That’s exactly what happened in this case. Shahulhameed – an Indian citizen – was working for GlobalSource IT, contracted by the vehicle manufacturer to maintain the computer systems of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc, AutoNews reports . Apparently, on the night of August 23, the date when he was fired, the suspect logged on to the company’s systems for more than 6 hours. During this time, he copied all sorts of inf...
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