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Mass hacking of Taiwan politicians’ LINE accounts sparks national security concerns

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[Mass hacking of Taiwan politicians’ LINE accounts sparks national security concerns] The LINE accounts of over 100 Taiwanese political figures have been hacked, potentially posing national security risks. The Liberty Times revealed Wednesday (July 28) that government officials and public figures across the political spectrum have been hacking victims on the widely used messaging app. They include high-level Cabinet officials, military personnel, and city leaders. The breach was detected last week by LINE Taiwan, which discovered that some users’ private messages had been accessed. The app’s default end-to-end encryption feature, or “Letter Sealing,” on victims’ devices was found to have…

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