- Taiwan's National Security Bureau reports 2.63 million daily cyberattacks from China in 2025, up 6% from last year.
- The attacks often coincided with military patrols or political events, seen as part of China's “hybrid warfare” strategy.
- Chinese-linked groups such as Volt Typhoon and Brass Typhoon engage in espionage and data theft to further national interests.
Critical infrastructure organizations in Taiwan are under increasing attack from cyber attacks coming from its increasingly aggressive neighbor, China.
Taiwan's National Security Bureau has released new data on the number of cyberattacks emanating from China and claims that the number of incidents against hospitals, banks, government agencies, etc. increased by 6% in 2025 compared to a year earlier.
In total, 2.63 million attacks were carried out – every day. Compared to 2023, when Taiwan first started tracking these statistics, the number of attacks has allegedly increased by 113%.
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“This trend indicates a deliberate attempt by China to completely jeopardize Taiwan's critical infrastructure and undermine or paralyze Taiwanese government and social functions,” the report said.
The bureau argues that the incursions are part of a “hybrid war” the country is waging against Taiwan as it becomes increasingly vocal about “restoring sovereignty” over the democratically governed island.
In many cases, cyber attacks coincided with important military and political events. For example, China launched 40 “joint alert patrols”—military aircraft and ships—off the coast of Taiwan, and 23 of these cases resulted in cyberattacks.
The attacks also took place when President Lai Ching-te gave a speech marking his first year in office and when Vice President Hsiao Bi-him spoke to lawmakers at the European Parliament in November. “China's actions are consistent with its strategic need to use hybrid threats against Taiwan in both peacetime and wartime,” the report said.
China has not responded to the report or its claims, according to Reuters. Generally speaking, the country defaults to denying any involvement in any cyber attacks and routinely describes the US as the world's largest “cyber aggressor.”
However, cybersecurity researchers have seen many Chinese-speaking hacker collectives, such as Volt Typhoon, Brass Typhoon, or Salt Typhoon, engage in activities that are perfectly in line with China's national interests, such as cyber espionage and data theft.
By using Reuters
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