http://www.indystar.com/article/20090114/BUSINESS/901140336 By Daniel Lee IndyStar.com January 14, 2009 Indianapolis-based consumer rating service Angie's List is suing a rival startup, claiming its founder stole thousands of files from Angie's List Web service in an effort to start his own company. The suit alleges that Christopher "Kit" Cody -- the founder of Washington, D.C.-based Trustys.com -- joined Angie's List as a regular member, then used an automated "bot" software program to harvest service-provider reports, ratings and other information then used for Trustys.com. Cody's attorney disputes the allegations. The lawsuit raises what cyber-security experts say is one of the most common and costly computer security issues: Someone with legitimate access to a company's data misusing that information. "We consider it industrial espionage," said Angie's List spokeswoman Cheryl Reed. "He came in to use technology to basically cut and paste reports." [...] _______________________________________________ Please help InfoSecNews.org with a donation! http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.htmlReceived on Wed Jan 14 2009 - 23:42:03 PST
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