United States
Clustered 3 filings across 2 jurisdictions · filing window Aug 17, 2024 → Sep 4, 2024. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →
incident inc_2dfed03e3e2945d7 · merge_method human · confidence 100%
Gap between first leak claim and first regulatory filing
Materiality determination to SEC 8-K filing
Time between earliest and latest filing
Not recorded for this incident
Discovery variance · Materiality delta — needs two dated filings.
FEDERAL
Leak Site · SEC 8-K
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
United States
United States
Sep 4, 2024
Registrant determined the incident material — starts the SEC 4-business-day clock
Microchip Technology filed a supplemental 8-K on September 4, 2024, updating a prior disclosure regarding a cybersecurity incident. The Company states an unauthorized party disrupted server operations, encrypting data (ransomware). The investigation is ongoing; the Company believes employee contact info and hashed passwords were accessed, but no customer/supplier data was compromised. Systems are substantially restored, but the full scope is unknown. The Company does not believe the incident is material to financial results.
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