Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2021-01-15 00:00:00
Affected organization: Taiwan Mobile
Affected country: Taiwan (Province of China)
Industry: Information
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: On 15 January 2021 the National Communications Commission (NCC) issued an official order of recall against Taiwan Mobile because a a trojan virus had been implanted on the Amazing A32 smartphone during the manufacturing process in China, which eventually led to identity theft.