Nearly 4 in 10 Korean industrial technology leaks involve semiconductors: data
Korea's spy agency has detected more than 100 cases of industrial technology leaks overseas over the past five years, with semiconductors accounting for nearly 40 percent of the total, data showed Sunday. According to data submitted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources to the National Assembly, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) detected 107 cases of overseas industrial…
South Korea's intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Service (NIS), has uncovered more than 100 instances of industrial technology leaks to foreign entities over the past five years, according to data presented to the National Assembly. The NIS detected 107 such cases between 2021 and 2025, with semiconductor technologies responsible for nearly 40 percent of the total, amounting to 40 cases.
Display technologies followed with 21 cases, while electrical and electronics technologies were implicated in 10 cases. Automotive and shipbuilding technologies were involved in seven and six cases, respectively. Seven of the 107 cases pertained to national core technologies, which are deemed critical to national security and economic growth. Among these, nine cases involved semiconductor technologies, eclipsing other categories.
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