Taiwan Defense Ministry Targeted in Cyberattacks Following Pelosi Visit

Taiwan Defense Ministry Targeted in Cyberattacks Following Pelosi Visit
A woman uses her mobile phone as she walks in front of a large screen showing a news broadcast about China's military exercises encircling Taiwan, in Beijing on Aug.4, 2022. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
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Cyberattacks crashed the website of Taiwan’s Defense Ministry and paralyzed its service not long after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrapped up her visit to the Chinese-claimed island on Wednesday.

The Military News Agency reported Thursday that the ministry’s website was taken offline by “denial-of-service attacks,” which disrupted the service with excessive traffic from 11.40 p.m. to 12.30 a.m. local time.
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Aldgra Fredly
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Aldgra Fredly is a freelance writer covering U.S. and Asia Pacific news for The Epoch Times.
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