A 36-year-old Chinese national and former SK hynix was allegedly caught stealing trade secrets for Huawei and found guilty of violating South Korea’s Industrial Technology Protection Act. As a result of these offenses, the ex-employee will not just serve 18 months in prison but will also have to pay a fine for her crimes.
In addition to prison time, the ex-SK hynix employee will pay a fine of approximately $15,000
The Yeoju branch of the Suwon District Court provided the following details as evidence that led to the sentencing of the ex-SK hynix employee. As reported by Koreabizwire, there was around 4,000 printed pages that contained sensitive information that would have benefitted Huawei if the latter got its hands on it, giving it an edge in the intense semiconductor race.
“The defendant’s actions of printing approximately 4,000 pages of technical documents over four days at SK Hynix’s Shanghai office, which had relatively lax security measures, just before her resignation, were highly unusual. There are reasonable grounds to suspect that she removed these documents in batches of about 300 pages daily, concealing them in her backpack and shopping bags.”
The employee, whose identity has been concealed, reportedly attempted to weasel out of a difficult situation, claiming that the documents she obtained were for study purposes. Thankfully, the court saw through the deceit and rejected these claims. The authorities also suggested that the defendant’s subsequent employment at Huawei indicated that she would provide this sensitive…
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