A former employee of the German company was given a six months prison sentence after being found guilty of gaining access to Hendricks Industries’ IT systems and transferring a number of emails and files to his own mailbox.
The man had previously worked for Hendricks Industries, a Danish producer of wind turbine towers and a supplier to Siemens.
The prosecutor also tried to make Siemens Wind Power responsible for the infringements on the basis that they partly took place from its network, reportedly seeking a DKr90m (€12m) fine against the wind group – but the court found no evidence that Siemens had any culpability.
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