Hacking firm gets only $1,000 from suit against ex-employee; has to pay $25k after losing countersuit

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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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