Taiwan braces for Chinese hacker onslaught

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http://asia.cnet.com/newstech/security/0,39001150,39129142,00.htm

By Staff
CNETAsia
May 13 2003

Taiwan has stepped up its cyber security measures for fear of an
impending attack by a China-based hacker group.

The Red Corp--a group of Chinese hackers--had threatened to break into
the Web sites of Taiwanese government agencies from May 1 to 11,
reported Taiwan's Central News Agency.

The hacker action stems from a planned demonstration where Taiwanese
protesters are expected reassert the country's independence by calling
for the island-state to be officially named Taiwan as opposed to the
Republic of China.

The issue of Taiwan's sovereignty is a longstanding debate which has
led to political tension between the two countries. China views the
state as a renegade province of the mainland, while Taiwan has always
seen itself as an independent nation.

Although the hackers were said to have backed off after the
demonstration was canned in light of the SARS (Secure Acute
Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak, the Taiwanese government has chosen to
remain vigilant.

They have put together a panel of security experts to monitor
government sites and take action against online incursions, the report
said.



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