Rakuten employee arrested for alleged SoftBank 5G secrets and techniques leak
A former SoftBank Corp. worker has been arrested on suspicion of illegally disclosing 5G commerce secrets and techniques to his new employer, Rakuten Cellular Inc., because it was getting ready to launch its personal cell community.
Aiba is suspected of getting transferred commerce secrets and techniques from SoftBank by emailing info on the corporate’s 5G know-how to his personal account on Dec. 31, 2019, when he was nonetheless working for SoftBank, police stated.
Quickly after, he left SoftBank and joined Rakuten Cellular, in line with investigative sources.
The police didn’t reveal whether or not or not Aiba has admitted to the allegations.
SoftBank issued a press release saying that confidential 4G and 5G networking plans and know-how had been among the many info compromised, although no shopper knowledge had been uncovered. Rakuten Cellular confirmed Aiba is an worker of the corporate, which is absolutely cooperating with the police investigation, in line with spokesman Yuta Mizuno.
SoftBank suspects Rakuten Cellular has already used the data, which is likely to be preserved in Aiba’s enterprise pc at Rakuten, and plans to file a lawsuit demanding its rival cease utilizing the data and destroy it.
A former SoftBank Corp. worker has been arrested on suspicion of illegally disclosing 5G commerce secrets and techniques to his new employer, Rakuten Cellular Inc., because it was getting ready to launch its personal cell community.(Japan Occasions)
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