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Ex-ASML, NXP staffer accused of stealing chip secrets, peddling them to Moscow

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2025-04-04

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Iain Thomson

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A Russian national and former ASML/NXP employee appeared in a Dutch court accused of industrial espionage after allegedly uploading ASML and TSMC trade secrets to Google Drive and transporting files on USB drives to Russia where he met with intelligence operatives and a Russian engineering center; he was arrested in August 2024. The accused admits possessing ASML documents but contends they were old and for personal learning; Dutch authorities claim he received payment and found confidential materials on his devices.

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