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Hackers Stole 'Sensitive' Data From Taiwan Telecom Giant: Ministry

Taiwan has been the target of persistent cyberattacks in recent years (Credit: AFP)

Hackers stole "sensitive information" including military and government documents from Taiwan's largest telecom company and sold it on the dark web, the island's ministry of national defence has said.

The confirmation of the democratic island's latest major data leak followed a report by local news channel TVBS on the hack of telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom.

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