AMD worker (Former Intel worker) charged with Intel theft

Gee, makes me wonder if Intel didn't stage this one to try and get AMD in trouble.
Keep in mind, the individual in question is a former employee of Intel.....

AMD worker charged with Intel theft

Employee caught with documents and CAD files

Written by Iain Thomson in San Francisco

vnunet.com, 17 Sep 2008

The FBI has formally charged former Intel employee Biswahoman Pani with the theft of corporate secrets, including future processor designs and detailed schematics.

Special agent Timothy Russell of the FBI's Boston computer crime squad said that a search of Pani's house in July unearthed more than 100 sensitive Intel documents and 19 computer aided design files.

The affidavit states that Pani told his bosses at Intel that he was resigning and gave his leaving date as 11 June. He then used unused holiday to sit out his notice period.

Pani told his bosses that he was going to work for a hedge fund but in fact started work at rival AMD on 2 June and used his Intel laptop to access the company's servers and download commercially sensitive data.

An Intel employee found out about Pani's new job and informed management, who called in the FBI.

"Intellectual property is a critical asset for Intel," company spokeswoman Claudine Mangano told The Boston Globe.

"We basically asked the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate the activities, and we are cooperating with that investigation."

Pani is not being held in custody but has been ordered to surrender his passport. He is no longer working for AMD, and there is no evidence that the company saw the secret documents or asked Pani to steal them, according to his attorney R. Bradford Bailey.

"My client vigorously maintains his innocence and plans to fight these charges in court," said Bailey.

The FBI is taking an increasingly tough line against staff stealing data from former employers, in the face of evidence suggesting that many employees are prepared to commit the crime.

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/ [...] ntel-theft

Only a troll like you would think Intel staged it.... when they are on top....

God you need some help.

Well if it did happen then maybe it was to help AMD produce some proper processors that work better in current climate conditions as apposed to a maybe....

AMD sure needs that help... But this wasnt the way to go about it.....

Why was i downrating for telling the truth ? Two rabid fanboys ?

Whatever brand you prefer will do this type of things. Jeezz . People are getting fanatics these days.

@Reynod - Actually, it's simple single ply TP, no advertisments on them. And the cubicles are much bigger than a toilet stall (unless you are talking about the handicap stalls, then they might be close to the same size).

@radnor - maybe they downgraded you for calling them "choir boys"? Anyway, I think jimmysmitty was referring to the OP's "Gee, makes me wonder if Intelintel didn't stage this one to try and get AMDamd in trouble" statement.

But alas he still stole it and it was Intels property..

Industrial espionage...

This is exactally what I was talking about.

Nothing to do with AMD/Intel. Just the OPs stupidity.

What makes you think he didn't have access to data from other departments through the company's intranet? Depending on his level within the company he might have had access to quite a bit of information on projects that he wasn't personally involved in.

Because the schlubs in Mass. don't have access to our servers in Oregon. Because crap like this happens.

He could have found Paul's porn stash on one of the drives ... and was busted copying it ??

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