Software engineer pleads guilty to stealing IBM source code
IBM software case reminiscent of TSMC trade secrets theft claim
A software engineer who had been employed by IBM has pleaded guilty to economic espionage and theft of a trade secret after admitting stealing proprietary software code belonging to the computer giant....
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