Official website of Democratic Progressive Party hacked

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/03
By: Lee Shu-hua, Lu Hsin-hui and William Yen

Taipei, July 3 (CNA) The official website of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)

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was hacked Tuesday with the hackers posting phrases about President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in simplified Chinese characters on the homepage, a party spokesperson said.

DPP spokeswoman Kolas Yotaka said the party’s website is a frequent target for malicious attacks by hackers especially during and in the run up to elections.

The phrases included “Chinese netizens support the re-election of President Tsai Ing-wen” and “Tsai Ing-wen, we Chinese netizens love you.”

The website has since been taken down and was not back online at press time.    [FULL  STORY]

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