Seriously Risky Business Newsletter
March 20, 2025
China's MSS Doxxes and Threatens Taiwanese APT Operators
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China ramped up its name and shame cyber rhetoric this week when it identified and threatened four Taiwanese individuals it alleges are involved in cyber operations targeting the mainland.
The four were named in a Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) Weixin post that published the names, passport-style photographs, birthdates, ID numbers and job titles within Taiwan's Information Communication Electronic Force Command (ICEFCOM). The unit was set up in 2017 and brings together the Ministry of National Defense's communication, cyber and electronic warfare units.
This is the second time that the MSS has doxxed Taiwanese military hackers. In September of last year it published the identities of three other alleged cyber operators, but without some of the more granular identifying details.