On November 12, according to media reports, TSMC (TSM.N) responded to the unauthorized posting of some current and former employee information on an external website, stating that there is currently no evidence indicating that the company's systems were compromised. The company has notified affected personnel and provided necessary assistance, while working with cloud service providers, investigative authorities, and third-party cybersecurity organizations to clarify the situation. Earlier, hackers named TSMC on an underground forum, claiming to have obtained 6.9GB of data covering 46,000 employee records, and offered it for auction at a starting price of 3 bitcoins, threatening to disclose all the data if no buyer emerged within a week. TSMC stated that the information is known to match data in the system services of a certain cloud service provider and is unrelated to company production or customer-related data. The company is working closely with the relevant cloud service provider, investigative authorities, and third-party cybersecurity organizations to accelerate clarification and take necessary measures.