China-linked attackers infiltrate Asian organisations and breach Taiwan government systems
China-linked attackers used the Cairn AI agent framework to target organisations and companies across Asia, gaining access in 48 of the 66 attacks investigated. Commands were executed on Taiwan's Legislative Yuan systems, web shells were uploaded to systems associated with the Ministry of Justice, and Investigation Bureau servers were also compromised.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Access gained in 48 of the 66 attacks investigated
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attacks by China-linked actors using the Cairn AI agent framework
- Location
- Taiwan
Timeline
- Cyber-attacks by China-linked actors against organisations and companies in Asia, as well as breaches of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan systems, systems associated with the Ministry of Justice, and Investigation Bureau servers, became known.
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