The Taiwanese defense contractor intrusion was included in the U.S. Justice Department’s Andariel case against Rim Jong Hyok and alleged co-conspirators tied to North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau. Prosecutors said the group used laundered Maui ransomware proceeds to fund additional infrastructure for intrusions against defense, technology, government, and energy targets, including Taiwanese defense contractors, and stole sensitive technical and intellectual-property data from victim environments.