Intimidating Kangqiao is not enough. Parents receive threatening letters and are asked to pressure the school to "pay the money"

Kangqiao International School’s Linkou campus was hacked. (Excerpted from the official website of Kangqiao Linkou Campus)

A serious security crisis broke out at the Linkou campus of the well-known aristocratic private school "Cambridge International School" in New Taipei City and was threatened. The school's system was invaded and blackmailed by a hacker group. In order to make the school comply, at least three parents even received threatening letters one after another. The threatening letter criticized the school for refusing to pay to end the problem, and even alleged that all the personal information of parents and children had been leaked, urging parents to take the initiative to put pressure on the school.

It is reported that the hacker organization "Osiris" sent a blackmail letter to the school on the 6th of this month, demanding payment of ransom, and later reached out to send threatening letters directly to parents. The letter bluntly states that all the personal information and children's information registered by parents at the school have been leaked, and instigates that the school is still determined not to pay to resolve the situation. If parents do not want their personal information to be disclosed or used for other purposes, they should take the initiative to pressure the school to comply.

As soon as the threatening letter came out, parents were panicked. Three of the parents who received the letter rushed to the police station to verify its authenticity. At this time, the school, which had also received the extortion letter, was also preparing to report the case to the police. The school responded immediately and emphasized that it would never give in to malicious extortion. In addition to hiring experts to repair the system, the school also adopted manual double-checking for pick-up and drop-off, and implemented real-name access control to ensure campus safety.

The police said that after receiving inquiries from three parents, they immediately went to the Kangqiao Linkou Campus to understand the situation. The Kangqiao school was also preparing relevant reporting materials at the same time, so they went to the police station yesterday to lodge a complaint. The police and the school are currently cooperating to count how many parents have received the letters to help clarify the case.