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Security Alert: Timberwolves VP’s Hard Drive Stolen, Employee Arrested

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A hard drive containing sensitive information was stolen from the office of Sachin Gupta, the executive vice president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves. 

A person named Somak Sarkar, who used to work for the team but has since been fired, has been arrested and is facing charges of third-degree felony burglary.

As per a criminal complaint filed in district court, Gupta noticed that the hard drive was missing from his office on Feb. 5. Sarkar was captured on surveillance footage entering Gupta’s office two days prior, during a time when no other employees were around.

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The drive held Gupta’s personal financial details and exclusive data related to the Timberwolves, such as player contracts and strategic NBA information.

The hard drive was successfully recovered by the team security, and a computer forensic company concluded that more than 5,000 files had been accessed and downloaded onto another device.

During a search of Sarkar’s residence, law enforcement discovered numerous hard drives, USB drives, tablets, and a computer. 

Notably, one of the devices contained all the information that was previously missing from Gupta’s hard drive.

Sarkar stated that he possessed the hard drive with intentions of storing some content on it, but had unintentionally neglected to give it back. 

He was promptly terminated after the theft was uncovered. 

Timberwolves Silent on Allegations

The Timberwolves acknowledged their knowledge of the allegations but declined to provide any comment on the ongoing legal matter.

Gupta, an influential member of the Timberwolves’ front office for five years, has built an impressive career in basketball operations, with prior experience at Detroit, Houston, and Philadelphia. 

In addition, he made valuable contributions to ESPN’s analytics and played a key role in the development of the NBA Trade Machine.This incident has sparked worries regarding the security of confidential information within NBA organizations and the possible dangers presented by individuals with insider access.

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