China-based ‘Flax Typhoon’ hackers targeting Taiwan govt: Microsoft

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A China-based hacking group named "Flax Typhoon" has targeted dozens of Taiwanese government agencies with the likely aim of spying on them, Microsoft has revealed. Taiwan has long accused China -- which claims the self-ruled island as its territory -- of espionage through cyberattacks on its government networks. Microsoft said Thursday that Flax Typhoon, "a nation-state actor based out of China", has since mid-2021 mainly "targeted government agencies and education, critical manufacturing, and information technology organizations in Taiwan". The activities observed suggest "the threat actor intends to perform espionage and maintain access to organizations across a broad range of industries...