UAT-5918 Targets Taiwan's Critical Infrastructure Using Web Shells and Open-Source Tools

Mar 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Hunting / Vulnerability Threat hunters have uncovered a new threat actor named UAT-5918 that has been attacking critical infrastructure entities in Taiwan since at least 2023. "UAT-5918, a threat actor believed …

Temperature gap reaches 'highly dangerous' levels in northern Taiwan

Taipei, March 21 (CNA) Day-night temperature differences across most of Taiwan have been significant since Thursday, reaching "highly dangerous" levels in some areas of the north and "dangerous" in other parts of the country, data from …

How Taiwan and Israel used innovation to turn challenges into strength and partnership

Since October 7, Israel has found itself navigating old alliances - some openly strained and others quietly eroded. However, certain partnerships have only grown stronger. One of the most unexpected yet consequential is Taiwan - the small but …

BREAKING NEWS: China lodges protest with Japan over ex-SDF head named Taiwan adviser

Military Engineers Shine in Taiwan’s ‘Immediate Response’ Drills

Taiwan’s military engineers took center stage on the third day of the “Immediate Combat Response” drills, showcasing their ability to fortify defenses amid rising concerns over a potential Chinese invasion. Dozens of army engineer troops were mobilized in …

Taiwan overtakes Singapore as the happiest country in Asia

It's official: Taiwan is the happiest country in Asia. That's according to the World Happiness Report 2025, an annual study of happiness levels published by the University of Oxford, Gallup, and the United Nations. Taiwan unseats Singapore, which …

Taiwan names Japan’s ex-SDF chief as Cabinet consultant

Taiwan named a former head of the Japanese defense forces as an adviser, according to officials in the Taiwanese government, a move that comes as the two governments deal with China’s increasing assertiveness. Shigeru Iwasaki, the chief of staff of the …

Taiwan, SVG strengthen agricultural partnership with new initiative

Taiwan Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Fiona Huei-chun Fan and SVG’s Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Saboto Caesar, have signed the “ …

Belgium's House supports Taiwan in new resolution

Brussels/Taipei, March 21 (CNA) Belgium's House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution voicing support for Taiwan and condemning Beijing's increasingly aggressive behavior in the Indo-Pacific region. The resolution, proposed by the …

Taiwan condemns China coast guard activities around Dongsha

Taipei, March 21 (CNA) Taiwanese authorities on Friday condemned the recent increase in Chinese coast guard-escorted fishing vessels operating illegally in waters around Taiwan-controlled Dongsha Islands in the South China Sea. In a news release, the Coast …