TSMC says employee data leaked from a cloud provider, not its own systems
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TSMC said personal data on some current and former employees appeared on an external website and was verified to match data stored in a cloud service provider's systems. In an SEC filing signed by CFO Wendell Huang, the company said it found no evidence that its own systems were compromised or that operations and customer data were involved. TSMC did not name the cloud provider or say how many people were affected. Citing Taiwanese press reports, Wccftech said the files cover roughly 46,000 employee records, including addresses and bank account numbers, and that hackers are demanding 3 bitcoin. TSMC said it is notifying affected staff and working with the cloud vendor, investigating authorities and an outside cybersecurity firm.
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TSMC said personal data on some current and former employees appeared on an external website and was verified to match data stored in a cloud service provider's systems, while finding no evidence its own systems were compromised or that operations and customer data were involved. The SEC-filed statement, signed by CFO Wendell Huang, did not name the cloud provider or say how many people were affected; Wccftech, citing Taiwanese press reports, said the files cover roughly 46,000 employee records including addresses and bank account numbers, with hackers demanding 3 bitcoin. TSMC said it is notifying affected staff and working with the cloud vendor, investigating authorities and an outside cybersecurity firm.
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