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Issuer:     MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (MCHP)
CIK:        0000827054
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000827054-24-000181
Event type: cyber
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Microchip Technology provides update on Aug. 20 cyber incident; systems restored, employee data accessed
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- Unauthorized party disrupted servers; operations substantially restored, customer orders processing for over a week.
- Accessed employee contact info and some encrypted/hashed passwords; no customer/supplier data identified.
- Unauthorized party claims to have posted certain data; company investigating with outside experts.
- Company does not believe incident is reasonably likely to materially impact financial condition or results.
- Notified employees, law enforcement, and regulators; investigation ongoing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/827054/000082705424000181/0000827054-24-000181-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/827054/000082705424000181/mchp-20240904.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000827054-24-000181

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