Legal Opinion
United States v. Yihao Pu
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 24, 2016No. 15-1180PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Yihao Pu worked for two companies, “Company A 1 ” and Citadel, which are financial institutions that traded stocks and other assets on behalf of clients. While working at each company, Pu copied computer files from his employer’s system to personal storage devices. The files were part of each company’s proprietary software that allowed them to execute strategic trades at high speeds. The files were company trade secrets, and Pu’s copying of the files was a significant data breach.
Normally, crimes involving the theft of computer data trade secrets lead to the sale of…
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