Virus hits contract chipmaker TSMC's operations

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Virus hits contract chipmaker TSMC's operations

Introduced to environment after installing new tool.

Contract chipmaker TSMC has fallen victim to a computer virus outbreak after trying to install a new tool in its manufacturing operations. The outbreak occurred during the software installation, and the virus was able to spread once the tool was connected to the company's computer network, ...

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