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Elon Musk urges caution after Tesla employee commits 'extensive' sabotage

Musk's email about sabotage comes as Tesla races to ramp up production of its mission-critical Model 3 sedan

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Dana Hull & Josh Eidelson | Bloomberg
A disgruntled Tesla Inc. employee broke into the company’s manufacturing operating system and sent highly sensitive data to unknown third parties, according to an email Elon Musk sent to staff.
 
The worker, who had been denied a promotion, did “quite extensive and damaging sabotage” to Tesla’s operations, Musk wrote in the memo late Sunday, which was reported in full by CNBC. While a spokesman declined to comment, an employee who asked not to be identified confirmed he received the email.
 
Tesla is conducting an in-depth investigation into the matter, including whether the employee was acting alone, with others at the