I didn't know this straight off, I found out in my first week that he had this data and I didn't know where it had come from. In the next few weeks he got a bit panicky, and told me the data was going to be "audited" by the company he'd just left (and stolen the data from).
Only then did I realise it was stolen data, that was like a month or two into the job.
He also lied about his name to me, I found out a month later he'd done this so that if he fired me (or his name appeared in the press) - then no one could track him down. I think the company was even registered (initially) under his false name.
I should have smelled a rat, but at age 20 I didn't even know rats could smell.
Only then did I realise it was stolen data, that was like a month or two into the job.
He also lied about his name to me, I found out a month later he'd done this so that if he fired me (or his name appeared in the press) - then no one could track him down. I think the company was even registered (initially) under his false name.
I should have smelled a rat, but at age 20 I didn't even know rats could smell.