Taipei Prosecutors Name Chinese Hacker Wanted for Ransomware Attacks

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Taipei prosecutors have named a Chinese hacker as wanted for a spree of ransomware attacks against Taiwanese hospitals, schools and companies, and the exposure of personal information online.

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00:00A 20-year-old Chinese hacker has been exposed as being behind ransomware attacks against

00:06Taiwanese hospitals, schools and companies.

00:09The Criminal Investigation Bureau says the hacker, surname Luo, goes by the handle Crazy

00:15Hunter and works at an information security firm in China.

00:19They say he revealed or sold stolen personal information after he failed to get Taipei's

00:24Makai Memorial Hospital to pay a ransom in February.

00:28Taipei prosecutors have named him a wanted person.

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