Solar Firm United Renewable Energy Hit by Cyberattack, Forcing Factory Halt

According to iThome, multiple listed Taiwanese companies issued material information filings this week reporting cyberattacks on parts of their systems—such as an attack on a branch information system of hotel operator Hoya Resort Hotel Group (富野) and a member data breach at "Toxin-Free Home" (無毒的家)—and one victim has now suffered a significant operational impact ^[1]. On April 11, solar energy company United Renewable Energy (URE, 聯合再生) filed a material announcement on the Market Observation Post System (MOPS) stating that it had detected a cyberattack on parts of its IT systems, immediately activated defense mechanisms and recovery operations, and engaged external cybersecurity experts to assist ^[1]. The company conducted a comprehensive scan across all domains, web pages, and related files, stating that once information security is assured, it will restore affected systems from daily backups to resume normal operations ^[1].

Industries mainly affected: Cross-industry

The company conducted a comprehensive scan across all domains, web pages, and related files, stating that once information security is assured, it will restore affected systems from daily backups to resume normal operations .