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Us, hacked by LockBit? No, says TSMC, that would be our IT supplier
2023-06-30 23:17

Following claims by ransomware gang LockBit that it has stolen data belonging to TSMC, the chip-making giant has said it was in fact one of its equipment suppliers, Kinmax, that was compromised by the crew, and not TSMC itself. The crooks said TSMC has an August 6 deadline to cough up.

TSMC denies LockBit hack as ransomware gang demands $70 million
2023-06-30 13:45

Chipmaking giant TSMC denied being hacked after the LockBit ransomware gang demanded $70 million not to release stolen data.While this Twitter thread has since been deleted, the LockBit ransomware gang created a new entry for TSMC yesterday on their data leak site, demanding $70 million or they would leak stolen data, including credentials for their systems.

US Army journal's top paper from 2021 says Taiwan should destroy TSMC if China invades
2022-01-05 19:01

A top US Army War College paper suggests Taiwan should credibly threaten to eradicate, or eradicate, its semiconductor industry if threatened by China so that Beijing would no longer be interested in unification. The US Army War College showed the paper was its most popular of the year, when it revealed it topped a list of the most downloaded papers of 2021 from its quarterly academic journal Parameters.

Cadence unveiled its third-generation 112G long-reach (112G-LR) SerDes IP on TSMC’s N5 process
2021-05-25 23:15

Cadence Design Systems unveiled its third-generation 112G long-reach SerDes IP on TSMC's N5 process for hyperscale ASICs, artificial intelligence/machine learning accelerators, and switch fabric systems on chip. The Cadence 112G-LR PAM4 SerDes IP on TSMC's N5 process delivers the power, performance and area efficiency required to build the high-bandwidth and high-reliability products for next-generation cloud data centers.

TSMC Chip Maker Blames WannaCry Malware for Production Halt
2018-08-07 09:18

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)—the world's largest makers of semiconductors and processors—was forced to shut down several of its chip-fabrication factories over the weekend...

Chip flinger TSMC warns 'WannaCry' outbreak will sting firm for $250m
2018-08-06 16:35

But it could've been worse, shrugs Apple supplier Chipmaker TSMC has warned that a previously disclosed virus infection of its Taiwanese plant may cost it up to $250m.…

Chip Giant TSMC Says WannaCry Behind Production Halt
2018-08-06 11:08

Chipmaker giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said Monday the computer virus that brought its production to a halt for two days was a variant of the WannaCry ransomware that hit...

iPhone Chip Supplier TSMC Stops Production After Computer Virus Attack
2018-08-06 07:18

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)—Apple's sole supplier of SoC components for iPhones and iPads, and Qualcomm's major manufacturing partner—shut down several of its...

Malware Hits Plants of Chip Giant TSMC
2018-08-06 05:42

A piece of malware has caused significant disruptions in the factories of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s biggest contract chipmaker. TSMC’s most important customer...

TSMC chip fab tools hit by virus, payment biz BGP hijacked, CCleaner gets weird – and more
2018-08-04 10:03

What else is gong on in infosec this week... Roundup This week we took a close look at Google security keys, bid adieu to Facebook's head security honcho, and had a few email credentials...