Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan infrastructure averaged 2.6 million a day in 2025, report says

TAIPEI, Jan 5 – Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan’s key infrastructure from hospitals to banks rose 6% in 2025 from the previous year to an average of 2.63 million attacks a day, the island’s National Security Bureau said, adding some were synchronised with military drills in “hybrid threats” to paralyse the island. Taiwan has in recent years complained about what it sees as China’s “hybrid warfare” – from daily military drills near the island to disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks – as Beijing ramps up military and political pressure on the democratically governed island to force Taipei to accept its claims of…