Source Code Theft

A software developer was alerted by one of their customers that a post had been made to an online forum, in a foreign language, that offered the complete source code to one of their unreleased products. With the assistance of a translator and a private investigator, the post was identified and preserved successfully, online contact was made with the poster, and a copy of the source code was downloaded directly from him. A private investigator made contact with the poster, in person, and he identified the source of the leak in the company's software development team.