Read previewA financial services worker in Shanghai who was fired for browsing pornographic websites at work has sued his former employer, blaming a virus that infected his computer.
Yang had worked for five years under his employer and earned about $2,360 a month until he was fired in August 2022, per the Shanghai High Court.
Yang's employer said that Yang had breached his contract — which prohibits employees from consuming pornography at work — by accessing "little movies" on his work computer.
But Yang submitted company records that showed his colleagues often downloaded movies or shows on their work computers outside business hours.
He said that this may have caused his computer to become infected by Trojan malware, per the court.
Persons:
—, Yang, Kaspersky
Organizations:
Service, Business, Shanghai High Court
Locations:
Shanghai, China