Taiwans Biggest Telco Breached by Suspected Chinese Hackers

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Publicated : 23/11/2024   Category : security


Taiwans Biggest Telco Breached by Suspected Chinese Hackers


Stolen data from Chunghwa Telecom — including government-related details — are up for sale on the Dark Web, the Taiwanese defense ministry confirms.



Taiwans Defense Ministry is urging Chunghwa Telecom, the the islands largest telecom company, to improve its cybersecurity following a data breach that compromised government-related information.
The hackers, reportedly believed to be backed by the Chinese government, made off with 1.7TB of data following the Chunghwa compromise and have put it all up for sale on the
Dark Web
.
The Defense Ministry
confirmed the breach
to news service AFP on March 1.
The initial analysis of this case is that hackers obtained Chunghwa Telecoms sensitive information and sold it on the dark web, including documents from the armed forces, foreign affairs ministry, coast guard and other units, Taiwanese officials said in a statement. The Defense Ministry added that no confidential information was leaked.
We have asked the contractor involved to strengthen its information security control to prevent any further incidents, the statement said.

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