Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoScreensharing mistake gets Nvidia sued over alleged stolen trade secretswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down11
arrow-up1176arrow-down1external-linkScreensharing mistake gets Nvidia sued over alleged stolen trade secretswww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareSSUPIIlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·1 year agoYeah, but how did they find out about the screenshot.
minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-21 year ago shown off the source code he stole from a former employer during a Microsoft Teams call with that same company. Edit: He showed his previous employer their source code while working at Nvidia. The former employer took screenshots, and sued.
minus-squareThankYouVeryMuch@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoHe’s an idiot. He was screen sharing during a joint project with his former employer (Valeo) and had the stolen code behind the powerpoint, that was then minimized or closed, it even was in a dir called ‘valeoCode’ or something like that
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoThey probably contacted the police, since there was clear evidence he had committed a crime.
Probably the screenshot.
Yeah, but how did they find out about the screenshot.
Edit: He showed his previous employer their source code while working at Nvidia. The former employer took screenshots, and sued.
Oh ok, understood now.
He’s an idiot. He was screen sharing during a joint project with his former employer (Valeo) and had the stolen code behind the powerpoint, that was then minimized or closed, it even was in a dir called ‘valeoCode’ or something like that
They probably contacted the police, since there was clear evidence he had committed a crime.