Three Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. employees were taken into custody Tuesday after company officials detected "unauthorized activities" and a leak of its trade secrets related to "core technologies.

Taiwan government says it has detained three employees on suspicion they obtained the Taiwanese chip giant’s “core technology trade secrets.”

Taiwanese authorities have arrested and detained three people after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported suspicions that current and former employees illegally obtained trade secrets.The Taiwan High Prosecutors Office announced the arrests Tuesday,