Taiwan High Speed Rail radio hijacked, Taipei Metro denies intrusion or impact
Taiwan High Speed Rail experienced three emergency stops due to radio hijacking. A 23-year-old male university student, Lin, was reported to have also cracked and monitored Taipei Metro's dedicated channels. Taipei Metro today denied this, emphasizing that it has grasped the incident's process to prevent potential risks.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Yuting, Taipei 30th) Taiwan High Speed Rail recently experienced three emergency stops due to its radio being hijacked. It was reported that the 23-year-old male university student surnamed Lin, who was involved in the case, also cracked and monitored Taipei Metro's dedicated channels. Taipei Metro today denied this, emphasizing that it has grasped the incident's process to prevent potential risks.
Lin, a 23-year-old male still studying at a university in central Taiwan, was involved in impersonating High Speed Rail radio parameters, which caused the High Speed Rail control center to receive an alert (GA) on the evening of the 5th, leading to the emergency stop of three operating trains. The Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office has summoned Lin for questioning and released him on bail of NT$100,000 after questioning last night.
Media reported that since August 2024, Lin has been scanning and cracking dedicated channels of core units such as High Speed Rail and Taipei Metro. He not only monitored them for a long time but also further controlled the radio operation interfaces of these units, treating communication systems vital to public safety as his personal experimental field.
Taipei Metro Company today explained via text message that Taipei Metro's digital radio has not been intruded upon or affected, and at the same time, it has grasped the incident's process to prevent potential risks. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150430
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Yuting, Taipei 30th) Taiwan High Speed Rail recently experienced three emergency stops due to its radio being hijacked. It was reported that the 23-year-old male university student surnamed Lin, who was involved in the case, also cracked and monitored Taipei Metro's dedicated channels. Taipei Metro today denied this, emphasizing that it has grasped the incident's process to prevent potential risks.
Lin, a 23-year-old male still studying at a university in central Taiwan, was involved in impersonating High Speed Rail radio parameters, which caused the High Speed Rail control center to receive an alert (GA) on the evening of the 5th, leading to the emergency stop of three operating trains. The Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office has summoned Lin for questioning and released him on bail of NT$100,000 after questioning last night.
Media reported that since August 2024, Lin has been scanning and cracking dedicated channels of core units such as High Speed Rail and Taipei Metro. He not only monitored them for a long time but also further controlled the radio operation interfaces of these units, treating communication systems vital to public safety as his personal experimental field.
Taipei Metro Company today explained via text message that Taipei Metro's digital radio has not been intruded upon or affected, and at the same time, it has grasped the incident's process to prevent potential risks. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150430
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