All articles tagged with #confidential information
Rockstar Games accused recently fired UK and Canadian employees of leaking confidential information in a public forum, amid claims from the union IWGB that the firings were related to union activities and not misconduct. The company insists the dismissals were due to breaches of confidentiality, while critics argue it is an attempt to suppress unionization efforts, just as GTA 6's highly anticipated release approaches.
Performance Food Group has agreed to share confidential information with US Foods as they explore a potential merger, amid interest from hedge fund Sachem Head and market speculation, though no deal is guaranteed.
A relative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Anna Tsivilyova, inadvertently disclosed that the Russian government has received 48,000 appeals from relatives seeking information on missing soldiers in Ukraine, suggesting a significant number of troops unaccounted for. This revelation was made during a meeting with lawmakers and was quickly cautioned against by defence committee chief Andrei Kartapolov, who emphasized the sensitivity and confidentiality of such information.
R&CPMK, a major Hollywood PR firm, has filed lawsuits in California and New York against 2PM Sharp, a new competitor, accusing it of poaching employees and clients, and stealing confidential information. The lawsuits claim that former R&CPMK employees, including ex-CEO Mark Owens, orchestrated a mass departure to 2PM Sharp, taking with them thousands of internal files and client lists. R&CPMK seeks damages and a court order to prevent 2PM Sharp from soliciting its clients for a year, citing potential significant revenue losses.
Apple is suing former iOS engineer Andrew Aude for allegedly leaking confidential information about Apple's Journal app, VisionOS headset, regulatory compliance strategies, employee headcounts, and product hardware characteristics to journalists and employees of other companies. Aude is accused of communicating extensively with journalists using encrypted messaging apps, leaking details about unreleased products, and deleting evidence from his Apple-issued iPhone. Apple is seeking a jury trial, damages, restitution, and an order preventing Aude from disclosing its confidential information without written consent.
Insomniac Games has suffered a devastating data breach, resulting in the leak of terabytes of confidential company information, including licensing contracts and development pipelines. Several high-profile studios, including Remedy and Naughty Dog, have expressed solidarity with Insomniac Games, condemning the breach and expressing support for the affected team members. The hackers also leaked personal information of employees, which has been deemed disgraceful and shameful. PlayStation is currently investigating the breach.
Newly released court documents reveal that Under Armour founder Kevin Plank provided television anchor Stephanie Ruhle with a private phone and confidential financial information, seeking her assistance in addressing concerns about the company's declining sales. The documents shed light on the close relationship between the two individuals.
Individuals share various surprising revelations from their past experiences, including working in a warehouse that repackaged imported products as "Made in America," the scrapped original plan for the Star Wars sequel trilogy, consulting firms being brought in to implement layoffs, a scandal involving a high school show with a controversial theme, and being paid to act as excited fans at a movie premiere. Other revelations include deceptive practices by a garden pesticide company, undisclosed recording of phone calls by phone companies, and manipulations in reality TV shows.
Sony accidentally revealed confidential information about its PlayStation business during the FTC v. Microsoft hearing. The document, supplied by PlayStation chief Jim Ryan, included redacted details on revenue sharing with publishers, Call of Duty revenues, and game development costs. The redactions were easily visible when scanned, leading to the information being downloaded by reporters and Sony's competition. The document also revealed that Horizon Forbidden West cost $212 million over five years with 300 employees, and The Last of Us Part II cost $220 million with around 200 employees. Sony shared this information to demonstrate the potential impact if Call of Duty became an Xbox exclusive. Additionally, the document suggested that Call of Duty generated $800 million in revenue for PlayStation in the US in 2021, and potentially $1.5 billion globally. Sony's data also indicated that around half of PS5 owners in the US also own a Nintendo Switch.
Alphabet, Google's parent company, has warned its employees not to share confidential information with AI chatbots, including its own Google Bard, as the data is stored by the companies that own the technology. Anything said to an AI chatbot can be used to train it, and the companies behind these bots store the data, which could be visible to their employees. Google collects conversations, location, feedback, and usage information from Bard, and selects a subset of conversations as samples to be reviewed by trained reviewers and kept for up to three years.
Two lawyers who used to represent actor Danny Masterson have been fined for leaking confidential information about Masterson's rape victims to a lawyer for the Church of Scientology. The lawyers were hit with fines for sharing discovery materials from the criminal case with Vicki Podberesky, an attorney who was defending the church in a separate civil suit filed by Masterson's accusers. Masterson was convicted of raping two women he met through the church. The women claimed in their testimony in the criminal case that the Church of Scientology harassed them after they went to the police with rape allegations about Masterson.
Bungie claims to have "irrefutable evidence" identifying the leaker of confidential information about upcoming Destiny content, believed to be Destiny streamer Ekuegan. The leak reportedly originated from Bungie's creator summits, during which it invites top players and members of the media to preview upcoming features and content. Ekuegan denies the allegations and claims to be innocent. It's unclear if Bungie intends to take further action.
Three Samsung employees reportedly leaked confidential information to ChatGPT, a chatbot owned by OpenAI, which uses user prompts to train its models. Samsung is investigating the employees and has restricted the length of employees' ChatGPT prompts to prevent similar mishaps. OpenAI urges users not to share secret information with ChatGPT as it's "not able to delete specific prompts from your history." This incident highlights the importance of exercising caution when using chatbots and being mindful of data security.
Samsung employees reportedly leaked confidential company information to OpenAI's ChatGPT on at least three separate occasions, highlighting the ability of OpenAI to suck up sensitive data from its millions of willing users. The leaks come just three weeks after Samsung lifted a previous ban on employees using ChatGPT over fears this very issue could happen. OpenAI warns users against sharing sensitive information because it is not able to delete specific prompts. Other large firms have already begun to take notice and have issued notices to employees warning them about sharing sensitive information with the AI mode.
Samsung employees were granted access to the AI chatbot, ChatGPT, to aid their productivity. However, due to insufficient training on what information can or cannot be shared with the tool, confidential information was reportedly uploaded to ChatGPT on three separate occasions. This highlights the importance of proper training and awareness when using AI tools in the workplace.