A 23-year-old male college student was indicted and asked to serve 2 years in prison for hacking into the high-speed rail radio system during the Qingming Festival and causing the train to come to an emergency stop.

In April this year, a 23-year-old male college student surnamed Lin hacked into the radio communication system of Taiwan's high-speed rail control center for no reason, causing three operating trains and one return train to stop running, causing a total train delay of 48 minutes. The Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office today (7) prosecuted the male college student surnamed Lin in accordance with the Railway Law and asked for two years in prison. The 20-year-old man surnamed Chen, who also provided his radio equipment, was also prosecuted in accordance with the criminal law for accessory criminals.

The lawsuit pointed out that after Lin Nan obtained the relevant complete parameters required by the radio and Tetra radio communication system through Chen Nan, at 10:27 pm on April 5 this year, he first used the radio with complete parameters burned at the Taoyuan High Speed Rail Station, and guessed the Individual Short Subscriber Identity (User Identity) based on his personal experience. ID), exploited the Tetra radio communication system's inability to identify whether it was an authorized computer vulnerability, invaded the system's channel, and then sent a GA signal on a bus near the High Speed Rail Taichung Station at 11:23 pm on the same day, causing the High Speed Rail Corporation's Operation Control Center radio mobile communication switching center to After the system computer received the GA signal, it also automatically sent the GA signal to the train drivers near the sending location, causing the drivers of three operating trains T1698, T1296, and T0565 as well as the return train T6497 to manually brake and stop, causing a total train delay of 48 minutes.

On April 13, Taocha received a notification from the Railway Police Department that the Tetra radio communication system of the high-speed rail company was suspected of being hacked, causing a train delay. Prosecutor General Zhang Chunhui attached great importance to the case, and immediately assigned prosecutor Zhong Hanyi to form a special case team to investigate. They followed the lead and identified Lin as a serious suspect. On April 28, they used a search ticket issued by the court to search his residence and workplace in three places. Lin was arrested and related radio equipment and electronic devices were seized.

The prosecutors concluded today that they have prosecuted Lin Nan for violating the Railway Law on the core information system of important railway agency equipment by unreasonably exploiting computer system vulnerabilities and changing the electromagnetic records of computer equipment to endanger its normal operation. It is considered that the defendant only satisfied his personal interest in radio. Curious about communication technology, he arbitrarily invaded the computer equipment of the high-speed rail company Tetra's radio communication system, causing multiple trains to brake and stop due to wrong instructions, seriously affecting the rights and interests of passengers and disrupting the order of railway operations. Specifically, he requested to be sentenced to 2 years in prison as a warning.

In addition, Chen Nan, who provided wireless equipment, was also charged under the criminal law with helping to exploit computer system vulnerabilities to intrude into other people's computer-related equipment without reason.

Tao Quan called on the high-speed railway to be a major transportation construction in our country. Its driving communication-related systems and computer equipment maintain the safety of the lives and property of passengers. Illegal interference or malicious intrusion will never be allowed. Any illegal offense that endangers the safety of public transportation must be strictly investigated and dealt with quickly to ensure the order of public transportation and the safety of citizens.