2026 Choco Media — Line TV breach, 48 hours undetected
Data compromised
User IDs; nicknames; emails; phones; hashed passwords; addresses; birthdays; profile photos; order history
Technical writeup
Authorized Line TV service provider (Taiwan). Attackers exploited system vulnerability Jan 24–26, 2026; backend servers breached. Active ~48 hours before detection. Exposed: user IDs, nicknames, emails, phones, hashed passwords, encrypted addresses, birthdays, profile photos, order/transaction history. Patched; free access offered as compensation.
Root cause
System vulnerability exploitation