**Hackers tried to sell 46,000 TSMC employee records for Bitcoin – the leak is real.**
• TSMC confirmed personal data of current and former staff appeared on DarkForums and BreachForums, with sellers demanding 3 Bitcoin.
• Exposed fields include names, national ID numbers and bank account details; the company says no breach of its own systems or customer data was detected.
• TSMC is notifying affected individuals and working with a cloud service provider, cybersecurity firms and law enforcement to trace the source.
What steps should organizations take when a leak originates from a third‑party cloud provider?
#CyberSecurity #DataPrivacy #TSMC #Bitcoin #FinTech
• TSMC confirmed personal data of current and former staff appeared on DarkForums and BreachForums, with sellers demanding 3 Bitcoin.
• Exposed fields include names, national ID numbers and bank account details; the company says no breach of its own systems or customer data was detected.
• TSMC is notifying affected individuals and working with a cloud service provider, cybersecurity firms and law enforcement to trace the source.
What steps should organizations take when a leak originates from a third‑party cloud provider?
#CyberSecurity #DataPrivacy #TSMC #Bitcoin #FinTech
