Tesla sues ex-employee for stealing confidential data, trade secrets

Elon Musk-led electric carmaking company Tesla on Wednesday sued former employee Martin Tripp and alleged him of stealing gigabytes of confidential data. The lawsuit said Tripp admitted to writing a software that hacked company's system and stole dozens of confidential photos and a video of Tesla's manufacturing systems. It further alleged Tripp of making false statements to media about Tesla.