Taiwanese politician links KMT to data leak, espionage suspects

Taipei City Councilor Miao Poya has called on the Kuomintang (KMT) party to explain its connections to individuals involved in purchasing and disseminating personal data for intimidation and espionage. The case, which came to light through an investigation by the Taipei District Prosecutors Office, involves the acquisition of approximately 50 million Taiwanese household registration and labor insurance records from the dark web.

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The actions of Huang and Wang were not simple online arguments or doxxing, but a planned, systematic acquisition of personal data through illegal means, and organized dissemination of personal data of anti-blue individuals, even threatening 'green animals to have their families destroyed' to create a chilling effect.

Miao stated that the actions of suspects Huang Po-wei and Wang Ta-wei, also known as "Night Knight," went beyond simple online disputes. She described their actions as a planned distribution of personal data of anti-KMT individuals, accompanied by threats intended to create a chilling effect. Huang allegedly posted Miao's ID number and address on Facebook and threatened to physically confront her, endangering her family and friends.

Miao questioned the KMT's association with individuals who illegally publish personal data and issue threats, especially given that Huang was reportedly recruited by the Chinese Communist Party. She specifically asked why the KMT would collaborate with such individuals and what their shared activities entailed. The investigation also revealed that Wang had previously been invited to meetings by the KMT's central committee, leading Miao to demand clarity on the party's relationship with these figures.

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Why did the KMT find criminals who illegally published personal data and threatened people to cooperate? What did they cooperate on? Did they want to use online sidekicks to threaten, to create a chilling effect online?

Prosecutors indicted Huang, Wang, and 10 others, including a county official accused of leaking confidential travel plans of Yunlin County Magistrate Chang Li-shan to China. Huang faces a potential 13-year sentence for multiple charges, including violations of the National Security Act and Personal Data Protection Act, while Wang faces a four-year sentence. The case underscores concerns about data security and potential foreign interference in Taiwan's political landscape.

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The KMT's mouth scolds others for having internet armies, but in reality, the blue camp's sidekicks they found are criminals who illegally published personal data and threatened people, and are also linked to Chinese spies. What is the KMT's relationship with these blue sidekicks? The KMT should clarify.