Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) filed notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday warning of the incident. An investigation into the breach found that no TSMC systems were compromised but the information was “verified to match data stored in the system services of a cloud service provider, but is unrelated to the company’s operations or customer-related data.” The cloud service provider was not named.
“We have been informing impacted personnel and are providing them with necessary support. TSMC has engaged with both the cloud service vendor, the relevant investigating authorities, and a third-party cybersecurity agency to jointly ascertain the facts and take necessary actions,” the company’s chief financial officer Wendell Huang said in the notice.
