{"id":2203558,"date":"2024-01-22T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T23:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2203558"},"modified":"2024-01-21T22:50:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T13:50:09","slug":"south-korea-to-triple-prison-sentences-to-battle-unprecedented-tech-leaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/01\/south-korea-to-triple-prison-sentences-to-battle-unprecedented-tech-leaks\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea to triple prison sentences to battle unprecedented tech leaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sentencing Commission of South Korea\u2019s Supreme Court <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.scourt.go.kr\/sc\/krsc\/board\/BoardViewAction.work?gubun=7&amp;currentPage=&amp;searchWord=&amp;searchOption=&amp;seqnum=1518\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Friday plans to intensify penalties for industrial espionage, particularly targeting overseas technology leaks. The proposal, responding to an uptick in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/06\/233-million-loss-samsung-hit-hard-by-former-executives-alleged-tech-theft\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tech theft cases<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, suggests tripling the maximum sentence for key national technology leaks abroad to 18 years. This move is part of a broader legal reclassification, distinguishing technology infringement as a separate category from trade secret infringement, allowing for more stringent judicial measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Commission\u2019s move addresses <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.kbs.co.kr\/news\/pc\/view\/view.do?ncd=5466350\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">criticism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over lenient past penalties, aiming to curb the rising trend of tech espionage. The proposal calls for increased maximum sentences for various categories of industrial espionage and recommends against leniency for first-time offenders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea\u2019s move to strengthen penalties for industrial espionage is a direct countermeasure against technology leaks, predominantly to Chinese firms. The country\u2019s tech sector faces a critical challenge as foreign competitors systematically <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joongang.co.kr\/article\/25177289#home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">target and acquire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> key personnel and proprietary knowledge. South Korea\u2019s National Office of Investigation, which oversees over 30,000 police investigation personnel across the country, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/www\/nation\/2024\/01\/113_363183.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in November that the number of overseas technology leak cases detected by the police in 2023 reached the highest level in the past 10 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The escalated legal measures also reflect the South Korean government\u2019s acknowledgment of the inadequacies of its existing legal framework in dealing with industrial espionage. By imposing harsher penalties and enhancing monitoring, South Korea aims to sufficiently deter tech leaks and safeguard its critical technological assets to maintain its competitive edge.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/business-economy\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Business &amp; Economy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/culture-society\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Culture &amp; Society<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/technology-cyber\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Technology &amp; Cyber<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sentencing Commission of South Korea\u2019s Supreme Court announced on Friday plans to intensify penalties for industrial espionage, particularly targeting overseas technology leaks. The proposal, responding to an uptick in tech theft cases, suggests tripling the maximum sentence for key national technology leaks abroad to 18 years. 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