News Russian spy infiltrates ASML and NXP to steal technical data necessary to build 28nm-capable fabs

[Admin]

A Russian engineer is accused of leaking confidential technical data from ASML, NXP, TSMC, and GlobalFoundries to Russia, allegedly to support construction of a 28nm-capable fab.

Russian spy infiltrates ASML and NXP to steal technical data necessary to build 28nm-capable fabs : Read more

 

[umeng2002_2]

One way or another, breaking up ASML's monopoly on these machines is good for the market.

 

[SpicyLlama]

How many more times must this happen before they realize you can’t hire certain nationalities?

 

[SpicyLlama]

One way or another, breaking up ASML's monopoly on these machines is good for the market.

Theft is theft. Earn it yourself, you have no right to what belongs to others.

 

[logainofhades]

Even with them using this stolen tech, they are still over 20yrs behind current process nodes.

 

[hotaru251]

His illicit earnings were about €40,000, and he now faces 18 to 32 months in prison

not gonna lie..thats a slap on wrist. The risk is low and payoff big if only downside is a mere max of less than 3 yrs prison.

 

[GenericUser2001]

not gonna lie..thats a slap on wrist. The risk is low and payoff big if only downside is a mere max of less than 3 yrs prison.

How are the prisons in the Netherlands? I know the Scandinavians to their north have rather cushy ones, and the French to their south are the opposite and are quite miserable. But am not familiar with how the Dutch roll on that.

 

[Johnpombrio]

Each of these machines have thousands of parts sourced from all over Europe. Trying to get ALL the stuff that is required will be impossible for anyone who does not have ASML in their e-mail address. Instructions are a fine start, building it is way harder.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Isn't 28nm ancient technology? Is that even covered by sanctions? 🤔

 

[umeng2002_2]

Theft is theft. Earn it yourself, you have no right to what belongs to others.

True, but as a consumer, anything to reduce supply issues is good.

 

[Rakanyshu]

How many more times must this happen before they realize you can’t hire certain nationalities?

A bit xenophobe ain't it? There are criminals and bad people from any nationality, i live in Medelín, Colombia. After everything we see here i still don't think people from the states are Pedos that travel all over the place hiring under age prostitutes... i rather think is a minority i wouldn't put a ban on a US passport, would you?

And to come back to the point, corporation espionage its always been a thing and organizations shoud try their best to mitigate it. just 32 months of prison seem lax and yet the 40k Euros its cheap change for the kind of technology and secrets they are after.

 

[swguy]

One way or another, breaking up ASML's monopoly on these machines is good for the market.

Ok. Why?

 

[dynamicreflect]

A thief is a thief, and thieves do one thing after another is more theft. The more resources in thieves, the more influence of theft, and more people are encouraged to steal rather than create, a vicious circle. Encouraging theft is just shortsighted and excuse.

 

[nrdwka]

industrial spying is nothing unusual 🤔

Normally, a firm buy (re-hire) directly a valuable employee, and no-one knows (if do not catches), with what docs they leave previous workplace.

 

[tanon]

industrial spying is nothing unusual 🤔

Normally, a firm buy (re-hire) directly a valuable employee, and no-one knows (if do not catches), with what docs they leave previous workplace.

I agree, this smells very fishy to be honest.

The headline accusation (passing a USB stick containing confidential industrial secrets, for money) does not seems at all congruous with the sentence he's facing.

Normally, for this kind of international industrial theft, for a geopolitically sensitive technology, you'd expect to see actual espionage charges, with potentially decades in prison.

And yet they seems to only be charging this guy with theft?

Not to mention the facts presented in the later part of the article don't seem to demonstrate any credible evidence of wrong-doing.