Further Readings:

Full report on 2024 Taiwan Presidential Election information manipulation by Taiwan AI Labs:
ailabs.tw/uncategorize...

Full report on Chinese and North Korea influence operations by Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC): blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...

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6. Ethan Tu observes that once an information manipulation garners success in Taiwan, such a tactic will be used in other countries; therefore, it is important for the international community to turn the attention to Taiwan’s experience and take precautionary measures. [timecode 1:09:09]

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5. Ethan Tu notes that during the Taiwan’s presidential election in 2024, Tik-Tok was apparently promoting TPP candidate and demoting other three candidates (DPP, KMT, and the independent contender). [timecode 1:07:06]

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4. Andy Wood, the regional lead of Defense and Intelligence at Microsoft, observes that there usually would be an upsurge of influence operations before the major cyber-attacks take place. [timecode 1:02:52]

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3. Ethan Tu, the founder of Taiwan AILabs, notes that there are lots of Taiwanese social media users’ accounts were hacked and being used to disseminate China’s preferred contents and narratives. [timecode 47:25]

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2. Also, according to Check Point Software Technologies’ 2024 Cyber Security Report, as of January 2024, an organization in Taiwan is being attacked on average 2,930 times per week in the last 6 months, compared to 1,089 attacks per organization globally.

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Some highlights are listed below:  

1. According to @microsoft.bsky.social Threat Analysis Center’s report published on April 4, there appears to be a first incident of a nation state actor using AI content (AI-generated audio) in attempts to influence Taiwan's presidential election.

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