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Apple Supplier TSMC Recovering From 'Debilitating' Computer Virus [Updated x2]
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I would be. TSMC was not the only Fab to be hit. Global Foundries was also hit Friday and is still recovering. A little Corporate Cyber attack perhaps? More likely Eastern Europe. Samsung Austin seems to have been spared. I can see where they would have better security than Global Foundries(anyone does), but TSMC should be on par. Very concerning.
My point was more that it's irrelevant which platform is used. Any platform can be infected with viruses.
I would be. TSMC was not the only Fab to be hit. Global Foundries was also hit Friday and is still recovering. A little Corporate Cyber attack perhaps? More likely Eastern Europe. Samsung Austin seems to have been spared. I can see where they would have better security than Global Foundries(anyone does), but TSMC should be on par. Very concerning.
I'm not, Apple will be fine.
What has happened to that game that featured in the Keynote last year for Apple that is shown in the top picture? It was promised by December last year and it still has not been released!
(This question is ON topic as Macrumors have featured the game image at the top of the article)
(This question is ON topic as Macrumors have featured the game image at the top of the article)
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In August, we normally get blurry photos or circuit boards of the new iPhone along with delay news.
This is what happens when you let creepto losers trade imaginary magic money. They scam the public, they hack computers for ransom, they blackmail people, they fund extremist groups, they bribe politicians, they cause millions or billions of dollars worth of damage to companies and public services. Creepto takes every crime we ever had and takes it to the next level and introduces even more nightmare scenarios.
Well well well. Yields on A12 7NM will likely take a hit and 10NM A11 ain't gonna do it for new phones - a real problem. Sabotage is likely in my opinion.
This should be taken more seriously.
The hardware being produced at TSMC could be compromised, leading to compromised phones based on that hardware.
Such compromises at the hardware level would be extremely difficult to detect. It would be like having a computer virus in hardware rather than in software.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
The hardware being produced at TSMC could be compromised, leading to compromised phones based on that hardware.
Such compromises at the hardware level would be extremely difficult to detect. It would be like having a computer virus in hardware rather than in software.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
Well well well. "...an "unidentified vendor" provided the company with the infected tool..." So is the vendor compromised? This is quite a scheme.
I'm guessing it's the vendor who manufactuers and/or supports the fabrication hosts, not a competitor (assuming that's what you're referring to in my post).
Infecting (somehow) a "trusted" vendor would be the vector of choice to hit the fab network. As to who in the world would want to do this, I can't say.
That would not be chin, but forehead, if we are gonna use the facial features for phones.
In the early 90s it cost about £30 for 1 MB of RAM. Yes, that's right, no spelling mistake. At one point they put it up to £35 and even £40 blaming a fire at the silicone chip factory in Taiwan, as if there was only the one factory making chips. I do believe that anyone with half a brain can see through this blatant falsity that is simply a 'smoke and mirrors' cover for insatiable greed. I see the same thing here, more false news spread simply to justify some other cause.
If it’s anything like the problems that occur at my work when our CNC Network goes down then I will say it will be more like a week, and that’s if they know for certain how to fix it.