US EditionTaiwan says China's attacks on its energy sector increased tenfold
Taiwan's National Security Bureau reports a 6% overall rise in China-linked cyber incidents and 2.63 million daily attacks targeting nine critical sectors in 2025.
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China Steps Up Cyberattacks on Taiwan’s Critical Infrastructure, Testing Wartime Readiness
China has dramatically escalated cyberattacks against Taiwan’s critical infrastructure, launching an average of 2.63 million attacks per day in 2025, according to a new report by Taiwan’s National Security Bureau. Some of the attacks coincided with Chinese military drills around Taiwan, underscoring what analysts describe as a coordinated campaign to probe Taiwan’s ability to function under crisis or wartime conditions. The findings, released Ja…
Taiwan blames Chinese ‘cyber army’ for rise in millions of daily intrusion attempts
Taiwan endured a year-long intensified cyber offensive from China in 2025, that targeted the government and critical infrastructure — with an increasing focus on the energy and hospital sectors, according to a Taiwan government analysis published this week. Cyberattacks from China rose 6% compared to 2024, the National Security Bureau analysis concluded. Every major sector saw intrusion attempts from “China’s cyber army,” with 2.63 million intru…
Taiwan is the target of a wave of Chinese cyberattacks. Over the past year, China has stepped up its attacks against the country's critical infrastructure. Beijing is now focusing its attacks on energy and emergency services.
Taiwan experienced an average of 2.63 million cyberattacks per day last year, allegedly carried out by China, targeting critical infrastructure, up six percent from 2024, Kyodo news agency reported. At the end of the year, Beijing held large-scale military exercises around the island, which it considers a renegade province.
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