Taiwan has accused China of spreading false information after Chinese authorities claimed that a cyberattack on a technology company was linked to Taipei.
The cyberattack was reportedly carried out by an “overseas hacker organization” that Chinese authorities said had ties to Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The statement from Guangdong Province’s public security department came after an initial police investigation.
In response, Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) rejected the accusations, accusing China’s Communist Party (CCP) of manipulating information to cover up its own cyber activities. The NSB called the CCP a “source of global information security threat” and said that the Chinese government was spreading false claims to divert attention from its own cyberattacks.
Chinese state-run media agency Xinhua reported that the hacker group targeted networks in more than 10 Chinese provinces, including military, energy, transportation, and government systems. The report stated that the attacks were of a “low technical level” and used “simple and crude” methods.
The NSB argued that China has long been involved in cyberattacks against Taiwan, including stealing funds, spreading misinformation, and conducting “cognitive warfare.” These actions, Taiwan claimed, are aimed at damaging the island’s critical infrastructure and causing social unrest.
