Intel sues ex-employee for stealing confidential data before leaving

Business Nov 10, 2025

Intel is taking legal action against former employee Jinfeng Luo, accusing him of transferring 18,000 confidential files to his network-attached storage device (NAS) right before leaving the company in July 2024.
They're asking for $250,000 in damages and want all the information returned.

Intel's recent issues with ex-employees

Intel says their security system stopped Luo's first attempt to move the files, but he managed to get around it a few days later.
The company tried reaching out after spotting the breach but couldn't contact him—his whereabouts are still unknown.
This case is occurring amid Intel's major company changes, especially since a similar incident resulted in another ex-employee being fined and placed on probation not long ago.