Yet another reminder of the insider threat. As seen in The Express Tribune:
YouTube superstar Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson has filed a lawsuit against former employee Leroy Nabors, alleging theft of confidential company data and unauthorized surveillance. As reported by Dexerto, the legal complaint accuses Nabors of misappropriating trade secrets, breaching his employment contract, and secretly recording within Beast Industries’ offices.
Nabors was initially hired in 2023 as an IT contractor responsible for managing the company’s network, including servers that stored post-production content. He was later reassigned to the company’s “special projects” team, where he focused on content development, fundraising, and political advocacy. His employment was terminated on October 1, 2024.
The lawsuit, first reported by Polygon, claims that Nabors downloaded more than 1,000 confidential files from the company’s Google Vault before his termination.
Read more at The Express Tribune.