Chinese Hackers Have Pillaged Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry
By Andy Greenberg
Published: 2020-08-06 · Archived: 2026-04-05 17:29:30 UTC
A campaign called Operation Skeleton Key has stolen source code, software development kits, chip designs, and
more.
“This is very much a state-based attack trying to manipulate Taiwan's standing and
power.”Photograph: Getty Images
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Taiwan has faced existential conflict with China for its entire existence and has been targeted by China's state-sponsored hackers for years. But an investigation by one Taiwanese security firm has revealed just how deeply a
single group of Chinese hackers was able to penetrate an industry at the core of the Taiwanese economy, pillaging
practically its entire semiconductor industry.
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Andy Greenberg is a senior writer for WIRED covering hacking, cybersecurity, and surveillance. He’s the author
of the books Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency and Sandworm: A New
Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers. His books ... Read More
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