Taiwan Optical Platform says some server files at the company and subsidiaries were encrypted; it restored from backups and deployed EDR

According to iThome, Taiwan Optical Platform announced on October 30 that the company and its subsidiaries suffered a cyberattack in which files on some servers were maliciously encrypted ^[1]. The incident affected certain internal operational systems; the company preliminarily assessed that no personal data, core secrets, or important documents were leaked and that overall operations and finances were not materially affected ^[1]. Taiwan Optical Platform has isolated equipment, restricted permissions and changed passwords, deployed EDR, and restored systems from secure backups, while continuing investigation and forensics ^[1].

Industries mainly affected: Telecom

Taiwan Optical Platform has isolated equipment, restricted permissions and changed passwords, deployed EDR, and restored systems from secure backups, while continuing investigation and forensics ^[1].