The network of "Cambridge International School" Linkou campus was hacked. Parents received extortion letters and were shocked to learn that all their personal information was leaked.

The network system of the Linkou campus of "Cambridge International School" was shut down by a hacker. The picture shows the Xindian Xiugang campus of Cambridge International School. (Extracted from the official website of Kangqiao Youth League School)

First published 11-10 23:57

Update time 11-11 06:31

A serious security breach occurred in the Linkou campus of the well-known aristocratic private school "Cambridge International School" in New Taipei City. The school's network system was invaded and extorted by a malicious hacker group. Many parents received threatening letters one after another. The letters not only accurately grasped the parents' private personal information such as the company they worked for and their professional titles, but also threatened to harm the students. The school has confirmed to parents that the system was hacked. The New Taipei City Linkou Police Station received a report yesterday (10th) and is conducting a comprehensive investigation.

It is reported that the hacker group "Osiris" that attacked Cambridge sent a ransom note to the school on the morning of the 6th of this month, asking to download a designated browser and enter a key, otherwise the personal information of students and parents will be leaked to criminal groups. Subsequently, several parents also received threatening letters. They saw that private personal information such as the employer and professional title were all exposed. In addition, hackers threatened to harm students, which made parents panic.

The school responded urgently and issued detailed instructions to parents, emphasizing that they would never give in to blackmail. In addition to hiring security experts to repair the system, the school also switched to manual double-checking of rosters for pick-up and drop-off after school, and implemented real-name access control to ensure campus safety. The school subsequently notified the Education Bureau and formally filed a complaint with the police today.

The Linkou Police Station stated that the investigation team accepted the investigation and assisted the school in completing preliminary information security disposal as soon as possible. After investigation, there was no physical property loss on the campus. The scope of stolen personal information is still being inventoried and rescued by the school's security personnel. There was no damage to other branch campuses. The police have established a contact window with the school and continue to trace the trajectory of the hacker attack to clarify the case.