Taiwanese Websites Hit by Annoying DDoS Attacks Ahead of Pelosi's Visit
Hackers stole $8m from Solana wallets, Thousands of forked GitHub repo clones were altered to include malware, Robinhood find for cybersecurity violations, UK PM vote postponed by hacking fears, more
Key Taiwanese websites, including those of President Tsai Ing-wen, the National Defense Ministry, the Foreign Affairs Ministry, and the country’s largest airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International, experienced intermittent outages due to DDoS attacks just ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s arrival in Taiwan.
The source of the attacks is unclear, but they came at a time of China’s vehement opposition to Pelosi’s visit. (Kevin Collier / NBC News)
Related: VICE News, CNA ENGLISH NEWS, Gizmodo, Al Bawaba, New York Post, Cybersecurity| Reuters.com, Euro Weekly News Spain, PCMag.com, NBC News Technology, CTVNews.ca, Cybersecurity| Reuters.com, NDTV Gadgets360.com, USNI News, Radio Free Asia, RT News, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, POLITICO, Tech Monitor, Cyberscoop, New Statesman Contents, MVox , KnowTechie, Washington Examiner, Mercury Ne…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Metacurity to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.