AI Agents Breached Taiwan Govt, Nuclear Agency, Report Finds

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Above: **Watermarked Getty Image. Kindly Replace** The flag of Taiwan displayed on a laptop screen along with binary code in Krakow, Poland, on Sept. 27, 2022. Image credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images

The Spin

Taiwan cannot keep relying on outdated cyber defenses while China launches millions of intrusions daily and AI-driven offensive tools race ahead of countermeasures. A domestic AI cyber shield, built with partners like the UnitedUK Kingdom or UnitedU.S., States, is the only realistic way to protect critical infrastructure before a crisis hits. Waiting any longer just hands Beijing the advantage in a fight that could start online before a single missile ever flies.

Hudson Institute CSIS

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 60% chance China will carry out a cyberattack on Taiwan’s electricity infrastructure before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.