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While Samsung has confirmed the legitimacy of the incident, it hasn't divulged much about the nature of the data stolen. Some of it is assumed to be related to its chipmaking business, specifically about the company's 3 nm and 5 nm manufacturing processes. Exactly how Samsung detected that the data in question was being photographed by a smartphone is unknown.
Samsung Electronics was subject to quite a significant data breach some time ago, with hackers making away with a few hundred gigabytes of data. However, it was one of the rare instances in which an external actor managed to compromise Samsung's systems. More often than not, data breaches have been the result of disgruntled/greedy employees.
The corporate espionage problem got so bad that Samsung had to institute specific regulations pertaining to Chinese OEMs, who, on several occasions, wooed Samsung/LG employees with ludicrous amounts of cash/incentives in exchange for trade secrets.
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Although Anil is one of the newest entrants into Sammobile, his relationship with Samsung started in 2013 when he was handed a Samsung Galaxy Grand. He has owned multiple Samsung phones since and currently daily drives a Galaxy Note 10+
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