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Samsung Electronics. (Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics) |
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Samsung Electronics has filed a criminal complaint against an employee accused of illegally accessing and collecting personal data of staff members, while also seeking a court injunction to prevent a planned labor strike.
In an internal notice on February 16, Samsung Electronics said its anomaly detection system identified unusual activity in which an employee accessed an internal business system approximately 20,000 times over the course of about one hour to retrieve employee personal information.
An internal investigation found that the employee, identified as A, used an automated macro program to collect data including employee names, department affiliations, and intranet IDs, and then shared the information in file form with a third party within the company.
The incident follows a separate case earlier this month in which Samsung requested a police investigation into the creation and distribution of a list of non-union employees. There is speculation that the data collected by A may have been used for similar purposes.
Samsung Electronics stated that it will strengthen internal systems and employee training to prevent unauthorized access to personal data and emphasized a zero-tolerance policy for any form of data leakage.
Separately, labor tensions are escalating. According to industry sources, Samsung Electronics filed an injunction with the Suwon District Court seeking to prohibit illegal collective actions. The move is seen as an effort to prevent potential occupation of semiconductor production lines and minimize operational disruptions.
The company’s largest union has announced plans for a general strike from May 21 to June 7, including a potential occupation of the Pyeongtaek semiconductor complex, demanding that 15% of operating profit be allocated to performance-based bonuses.
Samsung Electronics said the injunction is not intended to restrict constitutionally protected labor actions but to prevent illegal activities such as damage to facilities under labor law.
Alphabiz Reporter Kim Jisun(stockmk2020@alphabiz.co.kr)
