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Computer Virus Affects TSMC's Factories and Fabrication Tools

posted by martyb on Monday August 06 2018, @12:51PM   
from the not-so-fab-ulous dept.

takyon writes:

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

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• Re:Grammar Nazi (Score: 4, Informative) by NewNic on Monday August 06 2018, @05:35PM

  by NewNic (6420) on Monday August 06 2018, @05:35PM (#717921) Journal

  Then the "[sic]" should be after the "it", which is incorrect, instead of after the "its".

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