"To join a Chinese company"... Former SK Hynix employee who leaked trade secrets finally sentenced

‌"To join a Chinese company"... Former SK Hynix employee who leaked trade secrets finallyn.news.naver.comA former employee, who leaked trade secrets including technology related to SK Hynix's CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) manufacturing processes to move to a Chinese company, has been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison. The Supreme Court ruled that when technical information is leaked to overseas competitors, it causes not only corporate damage but also
A appealed the first instance ruling. The prosecution also filed an appeal, citing errors in fact-finding and legal principles regarding the acquittal portions. However, the second instance court dismissed both appeals.
The second instance court ruled, "A took advantage of the somewhat lax security at the victim company's Chinese sales subsidiary, and given the circumstances, means, and methods of the crime, the nature of the offense is serious, making strict punishment inevitable."
The Supreme Court also found no issues with the original ruling, and A's sentence of 1 year and 6 months in prison was finalized.
This is why everyone is leaking technology to China.
The judges are ruining this country.
If you can earn billions or tens of billions of won after serving just 1 year and 6 months, everyone will leak technology.