900+ Civilian Documents Hacked, Taiwan Judiciary Confirms
Taiwan's judiciary has confirmed 923 civilian documents were hacked earlier this year, following months of investigation.
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00:00 More data leaks out of Taiwan, a country President Tsai Ing-wen once described as a "digital nation."
00:06 Taiwan's judiciary says that over 900 civilian documents were leaked after a public network host was hacked back in April,
00:15 another example of the high-tech country's continued vulnerability to cyber attacks.
00:29 Taiwan's one of the biggest targets for cyber attacks, fending off about 15,000 threats a second.
00:35 It accounted for over half of the 400 billion malware attacks in the Asia-Pacific region in just the first half of this year.
00:43 In a written statement to Taiwan Plus, the Digital Affairs Ministry says this latest hack is not a cause for public concern,
00:51 since the information leaked was limited to public search results and does not threaten civilian safety.
00:57 Tech analysts say that although this instance is considered mild, the growing number of breaches in Taiwan's cyberspace is concerning.
01:06 "The government alone has only limited capacity in dealing with cybercrimes.
01:11 You see, because cybercrimes usually are transnational.
01:15 To enhance the cooperation between the public sector and the private sector could enhance the total, the general cybersecurity level of Taiwan."
01:26 The private sector is already using its tools to protect Taiwan's digital space.
01:30 For instance, California-based tech firm Palo Alto Networks has set up new cloud infrastructure in Taiwan,
01:37 strengthening direct local access to its security services.
01:41 Meanwhile, tech giant Google has pledged a million U.S. dollars to help ramp up Taiwan's cybersecurity capabilities.
01:48 "Google's "Wise Taiwan" project is a way for us to become Taiwan's most resilient partner,
01:55 and to help Taiwan to move forward with a more secure and stable vision for the Asia-Pacific region."
02:02 But it's still up to the government to make sure that these tools are being used properly,
02:07 and to ensure that the eyes in the sky monitoring Taiwan's cyberspace work transparently and effectively to protect the public.
02:15 Kris Ma and Joyce Sun for Taiwan Plus.
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