Hackers attacked 10 listed companies in Taiwan during pandemic

With more employees working from home worldwide during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, hackers have stepped up their attacks, targeting at least 10 listed companies in Taiwan, reports said Wednesday (December 9). The revelations followed the confirmation by Foxconn Technology Group that one of its factories in Mexico had been targeted with a ransom demand by a group known as ࢀœDoppelPaymer.ࢀ Compal Electronics, the second-largest contract computer manufacturer in the world, and Advantech Co., Ltd, among other Taiwanese corporations, faced total combined ransom demands of up to NT$1 billion (US$35.48 million), news website CTWANT reported. The increase in hacking and ransomware…