MKS Instruments falls victim to ransomware attack

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.

An email sent to MKS Instruments seeking more information about the attack remained unanswered, while the company’s website continued to be inaccessible at the time of writing, with a error notification that read, “Unfortunately, www.mks.com is experiencing an unscheduled outage. Please check back again at a later time.” 

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