[Hackers Offer TSMC Employee Data for 3 Bitcoins; TSMC Confirms Some Employee Information Leak] According to Jinse Finance, on November 12th, Jiemian News reported that hackers were offering what appeared to be TSMC employee data on an underground forum. They claimed the data contained 46,000 records, totaling 6.9GB, and offered 3 Bitcoins (approximately NT$7.4 million). They stated that if no buyer was found within a week, the entire data would be released publicly. TSMC confirmed that some current and former employees' data was leaked. Preliminary investigations indicate the vulnerability originated from a partner cloud service provider, and TSMC's internal systems were not compromised. The leaked content did not include production or customer data. The company has notified affected employees and is working with the service provider and investigative agencies to address the issue.