Arrested for Dark Web Data Purchase; Nvidia CEO Huang Among Plaintiffs

Two men, identified as Huang Po-wei and Wang Ta-wei, nicknamed "Black Night Hero," have been arrested in Taiwan for allegedly purchasing over 40 million Taiwanese citizens' personal data from the dark web. The pair reportedly spent 5,000 Tether coins on the illicit data, which they then allegedly used to attack netizens and individuals they disliked.

Wang Ta-wei has been accused of being a lecturer for the Kuomintang's online forces and a self-proclaimed "master of doxxing." Xu Mei-hua, a member of the "Anti-Purple Light Strange Tour Group," revealed that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is one of the plaintiffs in the case.

This case follows a separate indictment where Huang Po-wei and his former secretary, Shi Liang-yan, were charged with violating national security laws. They allegedly provided information about Yunlin County Magistrate Chang Li-shan's trip to Japan to a Chinese official. Huang Po-wei was subsequently linked to Wang Ta-wei's alleged purchase of personal data.

Xu Mei-hua stated that Wang Ta-wei had previously posted half of Jensen Huang's ID number on Threads two years prior. She received a warning from a friend working at Nvidia, who stated the company would take legal action. Shortly after, Wang Ta-wei allegedly deleted his social media accounts. Xu Mei-hua added that Nvidia's legal department had been investigating, and Huang had also filed a complaint.