Software development firm held liable for unauthorised intrusion, information theft
The amount of damages to which Gas Malaysia is entitled will be determined at another hearing.
The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has ruled that software development firm TMS Software Sdn Bhd, along with its analyst Rishveer Singh, are liable for unauthorized access and theft of sensitive information from gas provider Gas Malaysia Bhd. Judicial Commissioner Redzuan Idrus made the decision based on the balance of probabilities.
The court overturned a letter of award granted to TMS for design work on a workflow automation project. Gas Malaysia discovered the unauthorized intrusion between March 7 and 14, 2024, resulting in the exfiltration of 621 gigabytes of data to a cloud storage account. The court found that TMS and Rishveer failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the incriminating evidence found in their possession, including login traces, billing artifacts, deleted browsing histories, and Gas Malaysia's internal documents.
Rishveer's testimony was deemed evasive and inconsistent with the digital records. The court also found TMS and Rishveer in breach of contract, as they received unauthorized access to Gas Malaysia's systems through a third-party developer, whose identity was not disclosed in the project management plan. An assessment of damages hearing is scheduled to take place at a later date.
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