TSMC says employee data was published after cloud-provider exposure
Original title: TSMC Reports Data Breach After Hackers Access Employee Information Through Cloud Provider
The November 12 filing names no vendor, victim count, or access method, and TSMC reports no compromise of its own systems.
TSMC said personal information of current and former employees appeared on an external website without authorization and matched records stored by a cloud service provider. The company said the records were unrelated to operations or customer data and reported no evidence that its own systems were compromised. In a November 12, 2026 Form 6-K, TSMC said it is notifying affected personnel and working with the vendor, authorities, and an independent cybersecurity firm.
Unconfirmed: The provider, number of people, exposed fields, timeline, and access method are not stated.
- CFO Wendell Huang signed the Form 6-K.
- TSMC said the exposed records were not customer or operations data.
- The statement does not say how the information was obtained or who published it.
- No credentials, vulnerability, misconfiguration, or ransomware is identified as the cause.
Impact: unauthorized publication of employee personal information
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that personal information belonging to current and former employees was found on an external website without authorization. The company confirmed that the exposed information matched records stored in a cloud service provider’s systems and stated that there was no evidence of any compromise to its own systems. TSMC […]
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