Taiwanese Wan Hai Lines Targeted by Hackers

Year

2025

Month

April

Reference number

20250401

Impact area

Shore

Incident location

Taipei

Incident country

Taiwan

Victim country

Taiwan

Victim identity

Wan Hai Lines

Victim Type

Logistics

Method

Hacking

Attacker country

Unknown

Summary:

In April 2025, Taiwanese container shipping company Wan Hai Lines experienced a cyberattack that disrupted its public-facing website starting on April 18. The company confirmed the incident in a stock exchange filing, stating that there was no significant impact on its operations and no breach of internal or employee information. Wan Hai promptly initiated cybersecurity response measures, engaged external cybersecurity experts, and reported the matter to relevant authorities. As of April 21, the website was back online with added security measures, including anti-DDoS identity verification steps.

Reference URL

https://maritime-executive.com/article/wan-hai-hit-by-cyberattack
https://splash247.com/wan-hai-website-targeted-by-hackers/