After the Taiwan Telecom Giant China Telecom was reportedly attacked by a hacker, the Taiwan Department of Defense confirmed to AFP that hackers stole sensitive information including military and government documents from China Telecom and sold them on the dark online.Essence
According to the Taiwan TVBS News Network on Wednesday (February 28), Chunghwa Telecom, as well as the secrets and sensitive documents and official documents of important national security units such as the military, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Sea Patrol.After hackers get these information, they are sold publicly on the dark network. Among them, the information sold is suspected to include the circuit diagram opposite the Taiwan official residence.
The Taiwan National Defense Ministry of Defense confirmed to AFP on Friday (March 1) that after preliminary analysis, the sensitive information stolen from China Telecom, including the armed forces, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Coast Guard, and other units.Files and sell this information on the dark network.
However, the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan said that an air force contract that was leaked in this incident did not belong to confidential information, so there was no relevant information leakage.The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense also stated that the communication between the Taiwan Navy and Chunghwa Telecom does not include confidential information.
The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense also said that companies involved have been required to strengthen information security guarantee to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
The statement of the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense and the reports of TVBS did not point out the identity of the hacker and the position of being.
Digital data experts said that Taiwan is one of the main goals of global network security attacks.
