Hack history / 2020 / Hack or exploit

TSEM

Hack or exploit on Sep 7, 2020 · Ransomware

ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE

Lost

undisclosed

dollars at the time

Returned

none listed

as the sources state it

Rank

not ranked

collapses, frauds and later news are not ranked

What happened

Hackers carried out ransomware attacks against Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TSEM), a maker of wireless chips and camera sensors listed on the Israeli Nasdaq, and demanded hundreds of thousands of dollars in bitcoin ransoms. For safety reasons, TSEM shut down some running servers and suspended production in some factories.

Details

Date: Sep 7, 2020
Kind: Hack or exploit
Method: Ransomware
How in: Keys, accounts and infrastructure
Target: not stated
Chains: not stated

Reported by

SlowMist Hacked ↗

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SwanBluechip, "TSEM hack, Sep 7, 2020: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht6207c3ada8/ (data as of 2026-10-31).

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