Security News > 2020 > August > Thousands of Taiwan Government Email Accounts 'Hacked by China'
Chinese hackers infiltrated at least 10 Taiwan government agencies and gained access to around 6,000 email accounts in an attempt to steal data, officials said Wednesday.
The damage done was "Not small", according to a top Taiwan cyber official, who said the full impact was still being assessed.
Taipei has accused Beijing of stepping up a cyber campaign since 2016 when Taiwan elected President Tsai Ing-wen, who refuses to acknowledge Beijing's insistence that the self-ruled democratic island is part of "One China".
According to the Taiwan Investigation Bureau's Cyber Security Investigation Office, two well-known Chinese hacking groups - Blacktech and Taidoor - have been targeting government departments and information service providers since 2018.
Beijing has ramped up diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan as well as increasing military drills near the island, including its jets breaching Taiwan's air defence zone with unprecedented frequency in recent weeks.