A glitch in the default settings of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR)used by the FBI resulted in unauthorized agents and analysts viewing case materials for a hacker investigation, according to court document comments from federal prosecutors in New York.
The New York Post reports that social networking data collected during the investigation of accused hacker Virgil Griffith was entered into the Palantir software under the default settings that permitted access to FBI personal who weren't involved with the case but did have general access to the software.
The prosecutors say four unauthorized FBI employees accessed the data a few times over more than a year before the problem was discovered. The agents and analysts who accessed the documents don't recall using the materials in other investigations, and the compromised evidence won't be presented during Griffith's trial.
Palantir (PLTR) shares are currently down 3.6% to $24.19.
Earlier this month, the data software company reported second-quarter earnings results that topped Wall Street estimates andraised its full-year forecast.
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