- Taiwan’s National Security Bureau reports 2.63 million daily cyber attacks from China by 2025, up 6% year-over-year
- Attacks often coincided with military patrols or political events, seen as part of China’s “hybrid war” strategy
- Chinese-affiliated groups such as Volt Typhoon and Brass Typhoon conduct espionage and data theft in accordance with national interests
Critical infrastructure organizations in Taiwan are under an ever-increasing barrage of cyberattacks coming from its increasingly aggressive neighbor, China.
Taiwan’s National Security Agency released new data on the number of cyber attacks originating in China, claiming that incidents against hospitals, banks, government agencies and the like increased by 6% in 2025 compared to the previous year.
In total, there were 2.63 million attacks – every day. Compared to 2023, when Taiwan first started tracking these statistics, the number of attacks has reportedly increased by 113%.
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“Such a trend indicates a deliberate attempt by China to comprehensively compromise Taiwan’s critical infrastructure and to disrupt or paralyze Taiwan’s government and social functions,” the report said.
The agency claims these incursions are part of a “hybrid war” the country is waging against Taiwan as it becomes increasingly vocal about “reclaiming sovereignty” over the democratically-ruled island.
In many cases, the cyber attacks overlapped with significant military and political events. For example, China launched 40 “joint combat readiness patrols” – military aircraft and ships – close to Taiwan’s shores, and on 23 such occasions cyber attacks followed.
The attacks also occurred when President Lai Ching-te gave a speech marking his first year in office and when Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim addressed a meeting of lawmakers in the European Parliament in November. “China’s actions are consistent with its strategic need to employ hybrid threats against Taiwan in both peacetime and wartime,” the report said.
According to Pakinomist, China did not respond to the report or its allegations. In general, the country by default denies any involvement in cyber attacks and usually describes the US as the world’s biggest “cyber bully”.
Still, cybersecurity researchers have seen many Chinese-speaking hacking collectives, such as Volt Typhoon, Brass Typhoon, or Salt Typhoon, engage in activities perfectly suited to Chinese national interests, such as cyberespionage and data theft.
Via Pakinomist
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