TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Chinese authorities have issued a bounty for around 20 people they accused of carrying out cyberattacks with links to Taiwan.
In May, Chinese authorities alleged that a hacker group in Taiwan, supported by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, carried out cyberattacks on a technology firm in Guangzhou, per Reuters. They said the hackers targeted over 1,000 network systems in key sectors across 10 provinces in recent years.
In a cybersecurity report, China said the Taiwanese hackers worked with US anti-Chinese forces, the Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. It cited Taiwan’s cooperation with US national security and intelligence agencies, saying the US provided training and technical assistance for the cyberattacks.
Chinese authorities named Ning Enwei as one of the 20 hackers they accused in Taiwan. It did not disclose the size of the bounty.
Taiwan has denied China's accusation of a DPP-led cyberattack, accusing Beijing of spreading disinformation. The National Security Bureau said the Chinese Communist Party is "manipulating inaccurate information to confuse the outside world.”
Another Taiwan security official added that Beijing is trying to shift attention. This comes after the Czech Republic and other European countries accused China of cyberattacks in the region.
