iPhone supplier TSMC shut down factories after virus attack
Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. [(TSMC)] shut down several of its factories last night [Friday] after it its[sic] systems were hit by a computer virus, reports Bloomberg.
TSMC is the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world, and supplies components for companies like ADM[sic], Apple, Nvidia, and Qualcomm. The company told Bloomberg that the virus infected a "number of its fabrication tools," but that the "degree of infection varies" from factory to factory. Several have resumed their operations, but others won't come back online until tomorrow. The company indicated that its factories weren't infected by a hacker.
Update: TSMC says third-quarter revenue hit by computer virus
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by RS3 on Monday August 06 2018, @02:02PM (2 children)
Hey look, a wormhole opened up and we're hearing from 2003!
Hello, hello, can you hear me? 2018 here. Yes, "The Celebrity Apprentice" will go international. No, really. It goes viral in a 'uge way!
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 06 2018, @02:50PM (1 child)
Dude, there still win95 machines out there: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a27928/22-years-later-windows-95/ [popularmechanics.com]
Hell, companies still Q&As Win2k support requests: https://www.sony.com.sg/electronics/support/articles/S500008948 [sony.com.sg] https://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/client-version-810825-not-updating-windows-2000 [symantec.com]
Oh, and the next Game of Thrones is being written using Wordstar 4.0 on DOS if you're wondering...
(Score: 2, Flamebait) by RS3 on Monday August 06 2018, @03:44PM
Dude, lighten up. I was kidding around, being funny. You're AC- you'll get picked on. Want more respect? Show some and use a login.