# Salary leakage incident of employees of well-known companies The following are some noteworthy cases of company salary leakage incidents： ##Google Salary data breach (2021) * A compensation manager accidentally shared a spreadsheet containing salary information with about 10,000 employees * The leaked content includes detailed information such as basic salary, bonus and equity compensation * The incident enabled employees to compare salary differences in similar positions and triggered discussions about pay equity within the company. ##Sony Pictures Entertainment Data Breach (2014) * Due to hacking attacks, the personal information of about 47,000 employees was leaked, including detailed salary data * The leak revealed the specific remuneration of company executives and the pay gap between male and female actors * This incident later led to extensive discussions about gender pay inequality in Hollywood ##Microsoft Salary database leaked (2020) * The internal salary database was found to be accessible to employees * Leaked the salary range and structure of employees at different levels * Triggered an internal discussion on the company's salary transparency policy ## Accidental sharing of Amazon salary data (2018) * The human resources department accidentally sent an email containing other people's salary information to some employees * The leak shows the salary difference between similar positions * The company subsequently strengthened internal data access control These incidents usually trigger discussions about salary transparency, fairness, and company data security measures, and may lead affected companies to adjust their compensation policies or strengthen data protection measures.