HighData breachMonitoring· updated Nov 13
Taiwan consular affairs bureau websites breached: over 72,000 passport application photos, 26,000 NY-office authorisation letters and ABTC files taken
Taiwan's Bureau of Consular Affairs said on 9 November 2026, and updated on 12 November, that it found suspected intrusions on some websites on the afternoon of 4 November and confirmed unauthorised access to 72,702 passport photos, 26,072 scanned authorisation letters verified by the New York office, and 774 APEC Business Travel Card applications .