Employee salary information leakage incidents have occurred from time to time in recent years, usually due to poor internal management, technical loopholes or human error. The following are the details of the incidents in which the salaries of employees of some well-known companies were publicly leaked.： ### 1. **Google (Google)** -**Overview of the incident**: In 2022, Google's internal employee salary data was leaked. The leaked data includes employees' positions, salaries, bonuses, and other welfare information. -**Reason for the breach**: It is alleged that the breach was due to an employee inadvertently sharing a spreadsheet containing sensitive information on an internal forum. -**Impact**: The leak triggered extensive discussions among internal employees, and some employees expressed dissatisfaction with the salary gap, which led to tension in the company's internal atmosphere. ### 2. **Apple (Apple)** -**Overview of the incident**: In 2021, the salary information of some employees of Apple was leaked. The leaked data includes the names, positions, salaries and bonuses of employees. -**Cause of leakage**: The leakage is due to an employee's misconfigured permissions in the internal system, resulting in unauthorized access to sensitive information. -**Impact**: The breach triggered a discussion among employees about salary transparency, and Apple subsequently strengthened internal data security measures. ### 3. **Facebook (now Meta)** -**Overview of the incident**: In 2020, the salary information of some Facebook employees was leaked. The leaked data includes employees' positions, salaries, and stock options. -**Reason for the leak**: The leak was due to an employee inadvertently sharing screenshots containing sensitive information on social media. -**Impact**: The breach triggered discussions within the company about salary transparency and data security, and Facebook subsequently strengthened employee training and data protection measures. ### 4. **Amazon (Amazon)** -**Overview of the incident**: In 2019, the salary information of some Amazon employees was leaked. The leaked data includes the position, salary and benefits of employees. -**Cause of leakage**: The leakage is due to an employee's misconfigured permissions in the internal system, resulting in unauthorized access to sensitive information. -**Impact**: The breach triggered a discussion among employees about the pay gap, and Amazon subsequently strengthened its internal data security measures. ### 5. **Microsoft (Microsoft)** -**Overview of the incident**: In 2018, the salary information of some Microsoft employees was leaked. The leaked data includes employees' positions, salaries and bonuses. -**Reason for the breach**: The breach was due to an employee inadvertently sharing a spreadsheet containing sensitive information on an internal forum. -**Impact**: The breach triggered discussions within the company about salary transparency and data security, and Microsoft subsequently strengthened employee training and data protection measures. ### 6. **Uber (Uber)** -**Overview of the incident**: In 2017, the salary information of some Uber employees was leaked. The leaked data includes employees' positions, salaries and bonuses. -**Cause of leakage**: The leakage is due to an employee's misconfigured permissions in the internal system, resulting in unauthorized access to sensitive information. -**Impact**: The breach triggered discussions within the company about salary transparency and data security, and Uber subsequently strengthened internal data security measures. ### 7. **Tesla (Tesla)** -**Overview of the incident**: In 2016, the salary information of some Tesla employees was leaked. The leaked data includes employees' positions, salaries, and stock options. -**Reason for the breach**: The breach was due to an employee inadvertently sharing a spreadsheet containing sensitive information on an internal forum. -**Impact**: The breach triggered discussions within the company about salary transparency and data security, and Tesla subsequently strengthened employee training and data protection measures. ### 8. **Goldman Sachs (Goldman Sachs)** -**Overview of the incident**: In 2015, the salary information of some employees of Goldman Sachs was leaked. The leaked data includes employees' positions, salaries and bonuses. -**Cause of leakage**: The leakage is due to an employee's misconfigured permissions in the internal system, resulting in unauthorized access to sensitive information. -**Impact**: The breach triggered discussions within the company about salary transparency and data security, and Goldman Sachs subsequently strengthened internal data security measures. ### 9. **JP Morgan Chase (JP Morgan Chase)** -**Overview of the incident**: In 2014, the salary information of some employees of J.P. Morgan was leaked. The leaked data includes employees' positions, salaries and bonuses. -**Reason for the breach**: The breach was due to an employee inadvertently sharing a spreadsheet containing sensitive information on an internal forum. -**Impact**: The breach triggered discussions within the company on salary transparency and data security, and JP Morgan subsequently strengthened employee training and data protection measures. ### 10. **IBM** -**Overview of the incident**: In 2013, the salary information of some IBM employees was leaked. The leaked data includes the position, salary and benefits of employees. -**Cause of leakage**: The leakage is due to an employee's misconfigured permissions in the internal system, resulting in unauthorized access to sensitive information. -**Impact**: The breach triggered discussions within the company about salary transparency and data security, and IBM subsequently strengthened internal data security measures. ### Summary These incidents show that even large technology companies may leak sensitive information due to poor internal management or technical vulnerabilities. Enterprises should strengthen internal data security management and raise employees' awareness of data protection to prevent similar incidents from happening again.