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The escalating tensions between China and Taiwan have spilled over into the cyber realm, with officials in Taipei claiming to be ‘under attack every day’ by Chinese hackers.
According to statistics from the Taiwanese government, up to five million attacks are discovered daily.
“We are under war now,” Taiwanese legislator Wang Ting-Yu said.
“If we define a cyberattack as a war behaviour, we are under war now.
“We are under attack every day.”
From 2021 to 2022, attacks rose by roughly 10 per cent and seem to rise continually.
Attacks against government institutions, businesses, healthcare facilities, and public transportation have all been reported by Taiwanese authorities.
Recently, a hacker was revealed to have acquired confidential files from Taiwan’s military and is now attempting to sell them on the dark web.
Legislator Wang assumes that the 150,000-strong cyber unit of the People’s Liberation Army is responsible for most of these attacks.
Meanwhile, the Chinese government denies backing any illegal cyber acts against Taiwan.
“We can trace it back to the original, the real spot where they launched the attack,” Legislator Wang said.
The president of the Taiwan Law and Tech Association, Yachi Chiang, asserts that China’s cyberattacks are a component of a larger strategy to weaken the self-governing territory.
Mr Wang also contends that the risk to Australia increases when Taiwan is subjected to more attacks.
He expressed his appreciation for Australia’s involvement in cooperative cyber security exercises, but he thinks more democratic nations should work together.
Taiwan established a Ministry of Digital Affairs last year to improve the territory’s cyber defences. One of its goals is to raise public awareness of fundamental internet security.
Late in 2022, legislation that mandates large corporations to create a separate cybersecurity division was passed.
With tensions between China and Taiwan escalating, Australian organisations must take steps to ensure they are protected against any malicious cyber activity from either country.
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