Taiwan has in recent years complained about what it sees as China’s “grey-zone harassment” - from daily military drills and balloons near the island to cyberattacks - at a time when Beijing ramps up military and political pressure to force the democratically governed island to accept its sovereignty claim.
The bureau offered rare details of the attacks, attributing most to China’s cyber forces, with telecommunications, transportations and defence among the top targets.
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office did not respond to a request for comment.
The Taiwanese report said China launched some of the attacks to coincide with Chinese military drills around the island, including distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks designed to disrupt access to web pages of Taiwan’s transportation and financial institutions.
Beijing staged two rounds of major exercises around Taiwan last year to pressure Taipei, one in May and one in October, dubbed Joint Sword - 2024A and B respectively.
The report said China’s cyber forces employed techniques including advanced persistent threats and backdoor software to try to infiltrate and compromise Taiwan’s key infrastructure including highways and ports.
“Such efforts attempt to disrupt Taiwan’s government operations, as well as gain advantages in the fields of politics, military, technology, and economy,“ the report said.
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