Construction company hit by alleged multi-million-dollar insider fraud (opens original article in a new tab)

A Queensland construction company alleges former employees committed insider fraud by leaking sensitive data to competitors, resulting in potential losses of hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts. Six individuals have been charged with multiple offenses related to the alleged breach.

• Scott Larson and Jesse Martin accused of hacking and leaking sensitive data from Shadforth to competitors
• More than 1,200 documents and 2,000 files accessed through unauthorized IP addresses
• Shadforth allegedly lost hundreds of millions in potential contracts due to the data breach
• Six people charged with 90 offenses including fraud and computer hacking
• SEE Group denies benefiting from the alleged misconduct of former employees