In April 2025, Taiwanese container shipping company Wan Hai Lines fell victim to a cyberattack that targeted its public-facing website, causing temporary disruption starting on April 18. The company swiftly acknowledged the incident via a stock exchange filing, clarifying that the attack did not compromise internal systems, employee data, or operational continuity. While the website was inaccessible for a brief period, Wan Hai Lines activated cybersecurity protocols, enlisted external cybersecurity specialists, and notified regulatory authorities to mitigate risks. By April 21, the website was restored with enhanced security measures, including anti-DDoS protections and identity verification steps to prevent future incidents. The attack primarily affected public-facing digital services without evidence of data theft, financial loss, or operational downtime beyond the website outage. The company’s proactive response and rapid recovery minimized potential reputational or financial repercussions.
Source: https://splash247.com/wan-hai-website-targeted-by-hackers/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/wan-hai-lines
"id": "wan408092125",
"linkid": "wan-hai-lines",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "4/2025",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Container Shipping / Logistics',
'location': 'Taiwan',
'name': 'Wan Hai Lines',
'type': 'Company'}],
'date_detected': '2025-04-18',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-04-18',
'date_resolved': '2025-04-21',
'description': 'In April 2025, Taiwanese container shipping company Wan Hai '
'Lines experienced a cyberattack that disrupted its '
'public-facing website starting on April 18. The company '
'confirmed the incident in a stock exchange filing, stating '
'that there was no significant impact on its operations and no '
'breach of internal or employee information. Wan Hai promptly '
'initiated cybersecurity response measures, engaged external '
'cybersecurity experts, and reported the matter to relevant '
'authorities. As of April 21, the website was back online with '
'added security measures, including anti-DDoS identity '
'verification steps.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'None (no internal or employee information '
'breached)',
'downtime': '2025-04-18 to 2025-04-21 (3 days)',
'operational_impact': 'No significant impact on operations',
'systems_affected': ['Public-facing website']},
'investigation_status': 'Resolved (website restored with enhanced security)',
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Implementation of '
'anti-DDoS identity '
'verification measures']},
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': True},
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Stock exchange filing'],
'incident_response_plan_activated': True,
'law_enforcement_notified': True,
'recovery_measures': ['Website restored by 2025-04-21'],
'remediation_measures': ['Added anti-DDoS identity verification '
'steps'],
'third_party_assistance': True},
'stakeholder_advisories': ['Stock exchange filing'],
'title': 'Cyberattack on Wan Hai Lines Disrupts Public Website',
'type': 'Cyberattack (likely DDoS)'}