Cyberattacks crashed the website of Taiwan’s Defense Ministry and paralyzed its service not long after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrapped up her visit to the Chinese-claimed island on Wednesday.
The Military News Agency reported Thursday that the ministry’s website was taken offline by “denial-of-service attacks,” which disrupted the service with excessive traffic from 11.40 p.m. to 12.30 a.m. local time.
The ministry said that it was working with government agencies to strengthen surveillance of cyberattacks and safeguard its overall information security.
Several other government websites, including the Foreign Ministry, were targeted by cyberattacks ahead of Pelosi’s arrival on Tuesday. Local media reported that Chinese and Russian software was used in the attacks….