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A malware paralyzed TSMC plants where also Apple produces its devices

A virus has infected systems at several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) factories on Friday night, the plants where Apple produces its devices. The infection caused one of the most severe disruptions suffered by the company as it ramps up chipmaking for Apple’s next iPhones. The company contained the problem, but some of the affected plants will not able to restart before Sunday. The economic impact of this kind of incidents could be severe, at the time there is no info about losses caused by the attack on the Taiwanese firm.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/75049/hacking/tsmc-malware-infection.html

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