Chinese hacker groups attempted to infiltrate via e-mail specific targets in the government, academia and political circles, who were lured by documents discussing Taiwan-China geopolitical issues that were infected files containing malware, an investigative report by cybersecurity firm Trend Micro said.
The report revealed a series of attacks on Taiwanese targets by the Chinese group Earth Lusca, known to engage in cyberespionage activities, by using a “social engineering” tactic which works by manipulating or deceiving a victim into making security mistakes to gain control of a computer, or to steal personal and financial information.