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Palau’s President Surangel Whipps said the tiny country, one of Taiwan’s few diplomatic allies, had suffered a major cyber attack, pointing a finger at China.
The documents were taken in March and later appeared on the dark web.
Ransomware group DragonForce claimed responsibility for the hack.
Palau
Palau, is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific.
The republic consists of approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caroline Islands with parts of the Federated States of Micronesia.
The most populous island is Koror
The capital Ngerulmud is located on the largest island of Babeldaob, in Melekeok State.
Palau shares maritime boundaries with international waters to the north, the Federated States of Micronesia to the east, Indonesia to the south, and the Philippines to the northwest.
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