STRANGER DANGER: The site was shut down for more than 12 hours after users reported seeing other people’s information

Taipei Times
Date: Nov 03, 2020
By: Lu Yi-hsuan, Yang Mien-chieh and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporters, with staff writer

The government’s census Web site on Sunday crashed on its opening day, raising concerns that personal information could have been leaked.

More than 10,000 people visited the site when it went online at 9am, requiring contractor Acer to adjust the system to ease congestion and boost speeds, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said yesterday.

Users reported having trouble signing in to the site and loading pages starting at about 10:25am, while some reported seeing other people’s information.

The site was shut down at 10:44am for repairs and went back online after 11pm.   [FULL  STORY]