These examples provided with IIDES are mock examples. The individuals and organizations named are fictitious.
Case: USA vs. Griffin
Description: Oliver Griffin, a former software engineer at a government agency, leaked sensitive documents to an unauthorized entity. These documents detailed the agency's secret tools and techniques, causing severe damage to national security, exposing operations and personnel, and costing the agency substantial financial resources. Griffin was charged with unauthorized access to computer systems, dissemination of classified information, and other related crimes. He was convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison.
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Case: USA vs. Cabello
Description: The insider, a former military member, worked as a cybersecurity specialist for a government agency in May 2003. During this time, she printed a report from her work computer that detailed unauthorized access attempts by a foreign hacking group against municipal election systems and voter databases. She then shared this Top Secret information with a tech blog. This report revealed the techniques and tools used to gather the information contained in the report, which, if disclosed, could be detrimental to the United States. A government agency investigated her and the insider pleaded guilty in June 2004 to one felony count of unauthorized transmission of national defense information and was convicted.
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Case: Alpha Innovations LLC v. Tech Solutions Inc.
Description: The case involved Alpha Innovations, a software development company, accusing Tech Solutions, through its acquisition of Zingerman's startup, of stealing trade secrets related to software algorithms. The lawsuit claimed that Mark Zingerman, a former engineer at Alpha Innovations, downloaded thousands of files related to Alpha Innovations' proprietary software before leaving to start his own company, which was soon acquired by Tech Solutions.
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Case: USA vs. Xin Xia
Description: The insider was a former security officer. They were involved in an espionage case where they were convicted of providing classified U.S. defense information to foreign intelligence agents, which began in 2002. The insider was motivated by financial gain: the foreign officials would exchange top secret information for money. Once the security agency became aware, they investigated the insider and found evidence of espionage in their home. The insider was then tried and found guilty of several espionage charges and sentenced to 20 years of federal prison.
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