https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/hacking-firm-gets-only-1000-from-suit-against-ex-employee-has-to-pay-25k
By Selina Lum
Law Correspondent
The Straits Times
April 18, 2019
SINGAPORE - Italy-based spyware maker HT, or Hacking Team, was awarded nominal
damages of $1,000 in its suit against a former employee, after the High Court
on Thursday (April 18) rejected its claim for more than €6 million (S$9.15
million) in damages.
The cyber-security company was also ordered to pay about $25,000 to Singaporean
Woon Wee Shuo, who won his countersuit against his former employer for unpaid
salary and expenses.
HT provides "offensive" security technology to law enforcement and intelligence
agencies worldwide that allows users to bypass encryption and collect data from
targeted devices.
Mr Woon, who is also known as Serge, started work at HT as a security
specialist in October 2012. He resigned in January 2015.
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