GlobalWafers Co (環球晶圓) yesterday said shipments from most of its factories that suffered hacker attacks last week are expected to resume today.
GlobalWafers, the world’s third-largest silicon wafer maker, said in a statement that information systems operated by some of its factories suffered hacker attacks on Wednesday last week.
The company said its cybersecurity mechanism activated when the attacks were detected and it later also entrusted outside cybersecurity experts to boost its defenses and restore the targeted information systems.
Photo: Grace Hung, Taipei Times
A through investigation confirmed critical information was not accessed, GlobalWafers said.
To lower the risk, GlobalWafers said it partially shut down its operating systems during the initial phase of the attacks, impacting production and shipments at certain plants.
However, shipments were partly restored last week and most are expected to return to normal today, it said.
As the damage varied from factory to factory, insurance compensation is still being calculated, GlobalWafers said, adding that the company will continue to upgrade web communications and strengthen information safety infrastructure.
GlobalWafers did not disclose how many factories were attacked or the locations of the affected plants.
The company runs 18 sites in nine countries around the world including Taiwan, China, the US, Japan, Denmark, South Korea, Italy, Malaysia and Singapore.
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