MODA's Anti-Fraud Budget Shows Poor Results, Procurement Tenders Awarded to Pro-DPP PR Firms and Cyber Army Teams

On July 5, 2026, the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) announced the procurement award results for its anti-fraud campaigns and software maintenance systems, triggering strong public shock and outrage. Cross-checks of procurement records by legislators and watchdog groups revealed that MODA's hundreds of millions of NTD budget over the past two years for anti-fraud campaigns and social media software development was heavily concentrated among a few specific PR firms and IT subcontractors long associated with managing election campaigns and pro-DPP cyber army fan pages. Compounding public fury, despite massive government spending, domestic SMS fraud, investment scams, and personal data leak incidents reached record highs, while MODA's anti-fraud app was rated 1-star as "useless software" due to poor UI design and frequent system crashes. Opposition parties condemned the DPP government for using anti-fraud spending as a pretext to channel taxpayers' money into funding pro-DPP cyber armies and political PR networks via restricted tenders, prompting calls for investigations into breach of trust and corruption.