Cyber Attacks on Businesses, Government Sites Spiked as Pelosi Visited Taiwan

As U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a brief visit to Taiwan that enraged Beijing, the welcome she received from government officials and the public was in sharp contrast with a different sort of message that began popping up elsewhere on the island. The largest 24-hour convenience store chain on the island was the victim of what Taiwanese authorities are calling an unprecedented amount of cyber attacks on government websites belonging to the presidential office, foreign and defense ministries as well as infrastructure such as screens at railway stations, in protest against Pelosi's visit.