secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MKS INC (MKSI)
CIK:        0001049502
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-23-024904
Event type: cyber
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MKS Instruments discloses ransomware incident; temporarily suspends operations at certain facilities
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- On Feb 3, 2023, MKS identified a ransomware event and activated incident response and business continuity protocols.
- Incident has affected certain business systems, including production-related systems; company temporarily suspended operations at certain facilities.
- Company has engaged incident response professionals and notified law enforcement; investigation and assessment are ongoing.
- Full scope of costs and related impacts, including potential cybersecurity insurance offset, has not been determined.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049502/000119312523024904/0001193125-23-024904-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049502/000119312523024904/d420671d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-024904

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