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Taiwan charges two businessmen over alleged role in Chinese espionage campaign
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Taiwanese authorities have charged two businessmen for allegedly facilitating a Chinese espionage campaign targeting Taiwanese politicians, academics, journalists, and civil society groups. The suspects operated a company that provided LINE accounts to Chinese cyber operators, who then used these accounts to impersonate journalists and deploy malware to compromise computer systems. This case is linked to previous investigations by the ICIJ and The Citizen Lab, highlighting a broader Beijing-linked phishing campaign.
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