TSMC confirms employee data leak via cloud vendor; 46K records, 6.9GB listed for 3 BTC
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-11-13
TSMC confirmed a data breach after listings appeared on DarkForums and BreachForums offering 6.9GB of records tied to a third-party cloud provider that stored data on current and former employees. The seller claims 46K employee records, asks 3 Bitcoin ($220K), and threatens to dump everything for free after a week. A 499-row sample shows 19 fields per person.
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