Taiwan
TWN
Cyber intrusion replaces Formosa Television online news feed and DDoS targets broadcasts
On 6 August 2022 attackers hijacked FTV News' YouTube live stream and replaced its news output with pro-unification messaging for approximately three minutes; FTV confirmed the online broadcast compromise while its terrestrial television signal was unaffected. Reports also document intermittent denial-of-service attacks on FTV online services through 10 August, impairing digital news delivery.
69
Estimated severity
69 / 100
90
Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-08-06
Targeted Company
FORMOSA TELEVISION
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Taiwan
Affected countries
Taiwan
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Media & Entertainment
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Data modificationDistributed denial of serviceUnauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information