A China-based former employee of ASML Holding NV—a critical cog in the global semiconductor industry—stole data from a software system that the corporation uses to store technical information about its machinery. Know more:
A China-based former employee of ASML Holding NV—a critical cog in the global semiconductor industry—stole data from a software system that the corporation uses to store technical information about its machinery.
Teamcenter serves as a shared storehouse of technical information that allows different groups of employees to collaborate and manage their product development, according to the website of Siemens, which supplies the software. It allows for “common access to a single repository of all product-related knowledge, data and processes,” according to the web site.
Earlier on Wednesday, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said he wasn’t aware of ASML’s accusation that a former Chinese employee had misappropriated data. ASML’s most recent data breach involved technological information but not hardware and was carried out by a male employee in the last couple months, according to another person familiar with the details. Authorities in the US have been notified, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the investigation is ongoing. A spokesman for the Commerce Department declined to comment.
It’s unclear whether the ex-employee who stole the data had any connections to authorities in China or elsewhere. ASML, which is restricted from selling its most-advanced machines to China, said in its annual report that the theft isn’t material to its business.
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