Security experts at FireEye have uncovered a spear phishing campaign managed by Chinese hackers. The attacks are occurring weeks away from a Taiwanese presidential election. The hackers are trying to compromise Taiwanese news organizations for intelligence purpose and obtain election-related information. The representatives of the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) seem to have the favor of voters at the expense of the other party politics closer to the Chinese Government. The DPP is constantly on guard and conducts regular Internet security training for its staff.”]
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