Post-Employment Investigation โ€“ Catching Employees Leaking Sensitive Info

๐Ÿ“ Location: Gurgaon
๐Ÿข Client: A Manufacturing Company

The Problem: Competitor Launching Similar Products

A reputed manufacturing company in Gurgaon noticed that their confidential product designs and pricing strategies were somehow reaching their competitors.

๐Ÿ”ด Competitor launched a similar product just before their release.
๐Ÿ”ด Clients started negotiating with inside knowledge of pricing.
๐Ÿ”ด Internal teams suspected someone from within the company.

The management suspected that a former employee, who had left six months ago, might be leaking insider information.

City Intelligence Investigation: Uncovering the Leak

The company hired City Intelligence Pvt. Ltd. to discreetly investigate.

Our Step-by-Step Approach:

โœ… Undercover Online Monitoring โ€“ Tracked the ex-employeeโ€™s digital footprint.
โœ… Surveillance & Background Checks โ€“ Gathered information on his professional activities.
โœ… Decoy Strategy โ€“ Introduced false confidential information to test leaks.

The Shocking Discovery

After a few weeks of investigation, we found that the former employee was secretly working with the competitor and was regularly passing confidential trade secrets.

๐Ÿ”ด He used WhatsApp & encrypted emails to communicate.
๐Ÿ”ด He was still in touch with some current employees inside the company.
๐Ÿ”ด Fake job resignation โ€“ He had resigned from his old role but was already negotiating with the competitor before leaving.

The Outcome: Legal Action & Strengthened Security

โœ”๏ธ The company took legal action against the former employee.
โœ”๏ธ Internal policies were revised to prevent post-employment data leaks.
โœ”๏ธ NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements) were reinforced, and stricter access controls were implemented.

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