iPhone chipmaker blames WannaCry variant for plant closures
(World News Science)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co blamed a variant of the 2017 WannaCry ransomware for the unprecedented shutdown of several plants, as it ramps up chipmaking for Apple Inc´s next iPhones. Full operations have resumed and the malware will reduce revenue this quarter by no more than 2 per cent, down from an initial estimate of roughly 3 per cent, Chief Executive Officer C C Wei said Monday. The company faces shipment delays from the infection, which happened when a supplier installed tainted software without a virus scan. It spread swiftly and hit facilities in Tainan, Hsinchu and Taichung — home to some of the cutting-edge plants that produce Apple´s semiconductors. TSMC intends to...