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Apple supplier Foxconn confirms worker riot at Taiyun factory

posted onSeptember 24, 2012
by l33tdawg

Foxconn, a contract manufacturer to Apple, closed a northern China factory for the day following an early Monday riot that, according to the company, began as a fight between workers. Details remain scarce.

The company said several people were injured and sent to the hospital after the incident, and that some were also detained by police. The factory in question employees about 79,000 workers.

Foxconn workers rise up against security guards, dozens arrested

posted onJune 7, 2012
by l33tdawg

Hundreds of Foxconn employees living in a dormitory at the company's plant in Chengdu in southwestern China clashed with security staff on Monday evening, reportedly taking advantage of a minor disturbance to address prior grievances.

The world's largest electronic contract manufacturer called in the police to calm down the crowd and dozens of those who took part in the disturbance were arrested, according to Molihua, a news website advocating democracy and human rights in China.

Alleged Foxconn hack allowed bogus orders to be placed for vendors

posted onFebruary 9, 2012
by l33tdawg

A "Greyhat" hacking group announced this week that it had successfully hacked contract manufacturer Foxconn and released usernames and passwords for vendors that could be used to place fraudulent orders for companies like Apple and Microsoft.

Swagg Security published a statement on Wednesday taking credit for hacking the company's servers. The group cited "the hilarity that ensues when compromising and destroying an infrastructure" as the reason for its actions.