“I received a cyber attack on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Defense, airport websites, etc.”
Taiwanese media reported that Chinese software was involved in a part of cyberattacks against Taiwanese government agencies, including the President’s Office, as well as infrastructure such as airports and railroads, following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, Taiwanese media reported.
Citing the announcement of the Taiwan National Communications Commission (NCC) on the 5th, Taiwan News, an English newspaper in Taiwan, said that during Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, a cyber attack was carried out that targeted Taiwanese government agencies and infrastructure. Russian software was said to be involved.
Since the 2nd, the day Pelosi visited Taiwan, it is known that the websites or computer systems of the President of the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, Taoyuan International Airport, the Taiwan Railway Administration, and the Taiwan Electric Power Corporation have been subjected to cyber attacks.
According to local media, the website of the President’s Office was attacked by a cyber attack from overseas ahead of Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on the 2nd.
Websites of Taiwanese government agencies and infrastructure that were hit by cyberattacks temporarily disrupted operations, but were soon restored to normal due to cyber authorities’ measures.
Tang Feng (唐鳳, English name Audrey Tang), a member of the digital affairs department of the Taiwan Administrative Council (Ministerial level), said on the 2nd that the traffic of many government agencies’ websites soared 23 times more than usual, and that appropriate measures have been taken against related cyberattacks. .
The cyber attack was also targeted at 7-11, a convenience store in Taiwan, and electronic billboards at railway stations.
On the 3rd, the subtitles ‘Leave Taiwan, Pelosi, war general’ occurred on TV screens installed in some ‘7-11’.
As a result of NCC’s investigation, it was determined that Chinese software was used in the cyberattack targeting the convenience store.
Subtitles against Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan were also displayed on electronic boards at some railway stations in Taiwan.
The NCC said private operators should be vigilant when using Chinese software in their computer systems, noting that these software could be used to launch cyberattacks.
/yunhap news