A mining company, involved in a high profile legal case, suspected that sensitive company information relating to the case and company business was being divulged outside of the company. A technical inspection was carried out of the company premises; however, no devices were found within the building. A further inspection was then carried out at a director's home, who was a key individual in the case. A device was found installed into a telephone socket, which fed directly into his laptop computer. At the clients request the device was removed and the perpetrators were never identified. Whilst it is difficult to quantify the loss to the client, it is likely that if the other party involved in the case placed the device in the house, the information may have been used to negotiate a settlement. |
