Taiwan targeted in AI-driven hacking campaign

SIMPLE SIGNS: While the start-up that detected the attacks did not attribute them to a specific group, it said communications linked to the operation were in simplified Chinese Staff writer, with CNA and Reuters Add TT as Preferred Source Overseas hackers used artificial intelligence (AI) agents to target government agencies in a cyberattack last month, the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) said yesterday, following a Financial Times report on the incident. The Administration for Cyber Security said in a statement that its cybersecurity monitoring unit detected the attacks last month and that the National Institute for Cyber Security began issuing alerts on July 20. An investigation was launched immediately, and the source, methods and scope of the attacks have been determined, while affe