Cybersecurity
Chipmaker Microchip Hit by Cyberattack, Slowing Operations
- Nvidia, GlobalWafers have also been attacked in the past
- Breach comes as nations are competing for chip dominance
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Microchip Technology Inc. said Tuesday that its servers were hit by a cyberattack that has forced the US chipmaker to shut some of its systems and scale back operations.
The company, which supplies chips to the US defense industry, detected suspicious activity involving its information technology systems on Aug. 17, according to a regulatory filing. The company determined two days later that “certain servers and some business operations” had been breached.