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The trial of a South Korean chip executive accused of stealing sensitive information developed by Samsung Electronics began on Wednesday in a case that underscores South Koreas crackdown on...

After winning a contract with Taiwan's Foxconn in 2018, former Samsung executive Choi Jinseog tapped his former employer's supplier network to steal secrets

The indictment does not mention any name, but the media has identified Choi Jinseog, who worked at Samsung for 17 years.

An indictment by South Korean prosecutors alleges that Chinese national Choi Jinseok tapped into Samsung supplier network to steal secrets.

The former Samsung executive accused of trying to set up a chip factory in China based on plans stolen from Samsung has been revealed by Korean

The ex-Samsung executive who allegedly stole trade secrets to sell them to China was identified and was supposedly trying to help Foxconn. - SamMobile

Choi Jinseog, a former Samsung semiconductor executive, allegedly stole chip secrets to help Foxconn set up a chip factory in China.

Choi's Singapore-based consultancy Jin Semiconductor won the contract with Foxconn around August 2018, according to the indictment. Within months, Choi had poached "a large number" of employees from Samsung and its affiliates and illegally obtained secret information related to building a chip factory from two contractors, prosecutors allege.

SEOUL, June 27 — When former Samsung executive Choi Jinseog won a contract with Taiwan’s Foxconn in 2018, he tapped his former employer’s supplier network to steal secrets...

Prosecutors announced the indictment on June 12, saying the theft caused more than $200 million in damages to Samsung Electronics.