A group of hackers allegedly linked to Anonymous hacked into a Chinese government website to support Taiwan, which has suffered a series of DDoS attacks following the visit of US official Nancy Pelosi. Hacktivists have inflicted a havoc on the portal as seen. in this saved version of the platform.
The falsification celebrates Nancy Pelosy’s arrival in Taiwan, and a text confirms that the action was taken in response to DDoS attacks against organs on the island.
On Tuesday (2), one of the Taiwan government websites went down after receiving a denial-of-service attack. The actions began shortly after the arrival of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives on the autonomous island next to China.
nervous visit
Nancy Pelosi’s visit, which ended yesterday (3), increased the tension between China and the USA. The Asian government viewed the visit as a provocation to the country’s sovereignty because it is a territory that is part of the autonomous island China for Beijing’s command.
Cyber attacks against Taiwan allegedly carried out by Chinese actors have already taken place.
Local government websites are offline, including the State Department website. pic.twitter.com/NBmCJJO5In
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While Nancy Pelosi’s trip has come to an end, the tension of the visit is likely to linger. Yesterday (3), the Beijing government imposed new sanctions to suspend the import of certain products to Taiwan, including fruit and fish products. In addition, some Taiwanese companies have been banned from sending executives to China.
Source: Tec Mundo
