According to sources, MKS Instruments (a Critical Infrastructure organization in Massachusetts) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2023-02-07.
Source 1 | 2023-02-07
“Semiconductor equipment maker MKS Instruments is investigating a ransomware event that occurred on February 3 and impacted its production-related systems, the company said in a filing with the US Security and Exchange Commission. “
“MKS Instruments is an Andover, Massachusetts-based provider of subsystems for semiconductor manufacturing, wafer level packaging, package substrate and printed circuit boards. “
““On February 3, 2023, MKS Instruments identified that it had become subject to a ransomware event and took immediate action to activate its incident response and business continuity protocols to contain the incident,” Kathleen F Burke, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at MKS Instruments, said in the SEC filing. “
““The incident has affected certain business systems, including production-related systems, and as part of the containment effort, the company has elected to temporarily suspend operations at certain of its facilities,” Burke said. The company said it is working to restore its systems and impacted operations as quickly as possible. “The full scope of the costs and related impacts of this incident, including the extent to which the company’s cybersecurity insurance may offset some of these costs, has not been determined,” Burke said. “
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