Disinformation targeting is increasing: politicianBy Ko Yu-hao and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerChinese disinformation campaigns are becoming more selective over their targets, while the messages show an increased level of customization to target audiences, the Taiwan Statebuilding Party said on Friday. The message said that Taiwan Statebuilding Party Taoyuan chapter head Lan Shih-po (藍士博) had been filmed entering a meeting with Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) members, Chou said. He immediately suspected that the message was a “phishing” attempt and warned his colleagues, Chou said. An encrypted file sent with the message had a Chinese Internet protocol address, another indicator that it was a Chinese attempt at disinformation, he said. The incident indicates that Beijing’s disinformation campaign is getting more sophisticated by the day, he said.

Source: Taipei Times May 22, 2021 15:56 UTC