Semiconductor Firm Tekcon Electronics Hit by Cyberattack; Some IT Systems Affected and Recovery Ongoing

According to iThome, another Taiwanese semiconductor company has suffered a cyberattack: at 17:23 on Friday, May 17, TPEx-listed semiconductor firm Tekcon Electronics Corp. issued a material cybersecurity incident filing on MOPS stating that some of its internal IT systems were attacked by hackers ^[1]. Following the January cyberattack against Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, a major semiconductor equipment subsidiary of Foxconn Group, the incident at Tekcon Electronics has drawn close attention across Taiwan's semiconductor sector ^[1]. Tekcon Electronics primarily provides wafer testing, wafer laser trimming, IC final testing, visual inspection, tape-and-reel packaging, and direct customer shipping services ^[1].

Industries mainly affected: Semiconductor

Tekcon Electronics primarily provides wafer testing, wafer laser trimming, IC final testing, visual inspection, tape-and-reel packaging, and direct customer shipping services ^[1].