Cyber espionage; Insider attack; Unauthorized use of employer’s data

AMD is suing four former managers for IP theft, claiming that they set up a cyber espionage ring within the company before jumping ship and joining its rival, Nvidia. One former employee, who departed in July 2012, used external hard drives to download licensing agreements and strategic plans from his work computer, as well as copies of his Outlook email files. Another staffer transferred over a 200-file database of AMD's technological work and development from its Perforce file management system, and yet another copied over 150,000 files. AMD is still trying to determine if others were involved in the scheme.