Security News

China-Linked Flax Typhoon Cyber Espionage Targets Taiwan's Key Sectors
2023-08-25 10:41

A nation-state activity group originating from China has been linked to cyber attacks on dozens of organizations in Taiwan as part of a suspected espionage campaign. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team is tracking the activity under the name Flax Typhoon, which is also known as Ethereal Panda.

HiatusRAT Malware Resurfaces: Taiwan Firms and U.S. Military Under Attack
2023-08-21 05:37

The threat actors behind the HiatusRAT malware have returned from their hiatus with a new wave of reconnaissance and targeting activity aimed at Taiwan-based organizations and a U.S. military procurement system. Besides recompiling malware samples for different architectures, the artifacts are said to have been hosted on new virtual private servers, Lumen Black Lotus Labs said in a report published last week.

Escalating China-Taiwan Tensions Fuel Alarming Surge in Cyber Attacks
2023-05-18 09:53

The rising geopolitical tensions between China and Taiwan in recent months have sparked a noticeable uptick in cyber attacks on the East Asian island country. "From malicious emails and URLs to malware, the strain between China's claim of Taiwan as part of its territory and Taiwan's maintained independence has evolved into a worrying surge in attacks," the Trellix Advanced Research Center said in a new report.

US think tank says China would probably lose if it tries to invade Taiwan
2023-01-12 03:15

Three years from now, hypothetically, China launches an amphibious invasion of Taiwan. There's no overland route to deliver supplies to Taiwan's military - whatever it has when China invades is what it'll have until friendly forces can resupply it over the Pacific.

Taiwan bans state-owned devices from running Chinese platform TikTok
2022-12-07 10:48

Public sector bans of Chinese platform TikTok on the grounds of national security have arisen in both Taiwan and additional US states following last week's ban in South Dakota. Last month, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council reportedly said the government has prohibited Chinese-funded corporations from operating online platforms in Taiwan and ByteDance does not operate a branch in Taiwan.

NSA urges enterprises to watch China, Taiwan tensions
2022-10-18 19:30

Tensions between the US, China, and Taiwan have far-reaching impacts beyond semiconductor saber-rattling and trade restrictions. NSA Director of Cybersecurity Rob Joyce has some critical lessons on how companies can withstand an escalation in China-Taiwan tensions and what such conflicts matter in the first place.

Nancy Pelosi ties Chinese cyber-attacks to need for Taiwan visit
2022-08-03 02:58

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has tied her controversial visit to Taiwan to an alleged barrage of China-directed cyber-attacks against the territory. The column details many Chinese acts that Pelosi alleges Taiwan has had to defend - including some in cyberspace, where she accused China of "Launching scores of attacks on Taiwan government agencies each day."

Taiwan, China square off over chip tech espionage laws
2022-04-13 15:30

Trouble is brewing over moves by Taiwan to prevent China from gaining access to its chip technology, as the island nation proposes tougher laws to deter the leaking of trade secrets outside the country. China has reportedly hit back after Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang called this week for a speedier introduction of legislation designed to protect the local semiconductor industry from what it sees as Chinese industrial espionage.

Taiwan rounds up 60 Chinese tech workers on suspicion of poaching tech and people
2022-03-14 04:59

Taiwan's Ministry of Justice has tasked its Investigation Bureau to conduct a series of raids around the island and hauled in 60 Chinese nationals suspected of lifting trade secrets or poaching talent from China-owned firms. "The Chinese Communist Party has made a large-scale detour to Taiwan through mainland enterprises and poached Taiwan high-tech industry talents with high salaries," explained the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice.

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan's Financial Trading Sector with Supply Chain Attack
2022-02-22 00:11

An advanced persistent threat group operating with objectives aligned with the Chinese government has been linked to an organized supply chain attack on Taiwan's financial sector. The second wave of attacks hit a peak between February 10 and 13, 2022, according to a new report published by Taiwanese cybersecurity firm CyCraft, which said the wide-ranging supply chain compromise specifically targeted the software systems of financial institutions, resulting in "Abnormal cases of placing orders."