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According to a report from the Digital Development Department's Cyber Security Agency, in February, government agencies gathered a total of 64,531 cybersecurity intelligence reports, a decrease of 15,035 from the previous month. Recently, hackers have impersonated the Ministry of Finance, launching targeted social engineering attacks against government and businesses under the guise of "tax investigations." It has been emphasized that the issue of counterfeit software is becoming increasingly serious, posing a significant cybersecurity threat. In February, 60 cybersecurity incidents were reported, an increase of 13, with 20% of cases involving counterfeit software. The Cyber Security Agency recommends that government agencies strengthen their ability to identify social engineering attacks, especially when using external websites, and be vigilant in checking attachments and links.

According to the Cyber Security Agency of the Digital Development Department's February Cyber Security Monthly Report, the total number of cyber security joint defense intelligence collected from government agencies in February reached 64,531, a decrease of 15,035 from the previous month. Recently, hackers have been impersonating the Ministry of Finance, launching targeted social engineering email attacks on government agencies and enterprises under the pretext of "tax investigations." In addition, the problem of counterfeit software is becoming increasingly serious, reminding all parties to raise their vigilance.

The Cyber Security Agency pointed out that in February's cyber security joint defense intelligence, the number one threat type is "information collection," accounting for 39%, primarily obtaining information through scanning, probing, and social engineering methods. The second is "intrusion attacks," accounting for 34%, mostly involving unauthorized access to systems or obtaining user permissions; "intrusion attempts" account for 14%, primarily attempts to intrude unauthorized hosts.

In terms of cyber security incident reports, there were a total of 60 reports in February, an increase of 13 from the previous month, reaching 82.19% of last year's figures. The Cyber Security Agency found that several agencies suspected of installing counterfeit software accounted for 20% of the reports in February. This indicates that counterfeit software has become one of the significant cyber security threats faced by government agencies and requires careful prevention.

At the same time, monitoring discovered that hackers are utilizing the name of the Ministry of Finance to launch social engineering email attacks against government agencies and Taiwanese enterprises. These attacks use "tax investigations" as an excuse, particularly targeting financial personnel with access to sensitive information, enticing them to open and click on malicious links in attachments. Relevant intelligence has been reported to various agencies in real-time as a reference for joint defense monitoring settings.

The Cyber Security Agency recommends that to reduce the risk of related attacks, government agencies should enhance their ability to identify social engineering attacks, especially when using external websites. They should carefully examine attachments and links to avoid executing malicious programs due to misjudgment of file names, icons, or document formats.