Taiwan says it was targeted last month in AI-driven hacking campaign

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Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs announced that government agencies successfully mitigated an overseas, AI-assisted cyberattack campaign targeting public sector systems in July. The National Institute of Cyber Security issued warning alerts beginning July 20 after detecting abnormal network activity. Investigators determined the intrusion combined manual methods with autonomous artificial intelligence agents, such as Open Claw, to execute rapid reconnaissance and credential theft. The disclosure followed a report by Israeli cybersecurity firm Dream, which detailed how multi-agent AI systems extracted personnel records and scanned nuclear safety systems. While Taiwan officials did not explicitly attribute the operation to a specific state, the incident underscores rising concerns over hybrid warfare and automated cyber espionage. In response, Taiwan has implemented stricter monitoring protocols and new defensive guidelines across government digital infrastructure.

Prepared by Jonathan Pierce and reviewed by editorial team.

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