Taiwan’s Defense Ministry is urging Chunghwa Telecom, the island’s largest telecommunications company, to improve its cybersecurity following a data breach that compromised government-related information.
The hackers, who are reportedly backed by the Chinese government, stole 1.7 TB of data following the Chunghwa compromise and put it all up for sale on the Dark web.
The Ministry of Defense confirmed the violation to AFP News Service on March 1.
“The initial analysis of this case is that hackers obtained sensitive information of Chunghwa Telecom and sold it on the dark web, including documents from the armed forces, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Coast Guard and other units,” they said Taiwanese officials in a statement. The Ministry of Defense added that no confidential information was leaked.
“We have asked the contractor involved to strengthen their information security control to prevent further incidents,” the statement said.