Military hospitals endure 162m cyberattacks: report

Taipei Times
Date: May 28, 2018 
By: Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer

Military hospitals have seen the most cyberattacks of all military-related civilian organizations, registering more than 162 million attacks last year, the Ministry of National Defense said in its latest report on cyberattacks, which it released on Friday.

The ministry’s Web site, that of the National Defense University and the ministry’s recruitment centers, those of military hospitals under the ministry’s Medical Affairs Bureau and the Web sites for political warfare and information, such as those of Youth Daily News and the Military News Agency, are the military’s five major civilian Web sites.

According to the report, military hospital Web sites were attacked most frequently, registering 726 million attacks in 2014.

China is targeting the nation’s military hospitals to obtain military insurance and National Health Insurance data on military personnel and their dependents, so it could identify all of Taiwan’s military personnel and isolate potential candidates that might be used to steal military secrets, a military analyst said on Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity.    [FULL  STORY]

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