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At 3 p.m. Taiwan time, the stock exchange said "a large number of foreign IPs launched invalid queries" on its network.
Local media reported this was part of a distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attack on the Taiwanese government by a pro-Russian hacker group.
Attack reportedly targeted Taiwanese government and financial units, including airports and tax bureaus.
Attack was reportedly in retaliation for comments made by Taiwanese President William Lai .
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