South Korea's FTC to probe Hanwha over alleged data deletion before raid

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission is investigating an alleged leak of internal information after Hanwha employees reportedly received an email ordering deletion of data five days before a June on-site inspection. FTC Chair Joo Byung-ki said the matter must be thoroughly reviewed; Hanwha denies any link to the probe.

• Email allegedly ordered data deletion five days before the June FTC raid
• Deletion list reportedly included terms like 'unfair support', 'chairman', 'DK' and 'collusion'
• FTC is reviewing a possible internal leak and obstruction of its investigation
• Hanwha says the email followed standard information security policy