Chinese cyberattacks rising: NSB reportUNRELENTING: China attempted cyberattacks on Taiwan’s critical infrastructure 2.63 million times per day last year, up from 1.23 million in 2023, the NSB saidBy Huang Ching-hsuan and Fion Khan / Staff reporter, with staff writerChina’s cyberarmy has long engaged in cyberattacks against Taiwan’s critical infrastructure, employing diverse and evolving tactics, the National Security Bureau (NSB) said yesterday, adding that cyberattacks on critical energy infrastructure last year increased 10-fold compared with the previous year. The NSB yesterday released a report titled Analysis on China’s Cyber Threats to Taiwan’s Critical Infrastructure in 2025, outlining the number of cyberattacks, major tactics and hacker groups. A bar chart shows the growth of Chinese cyberattacks against Taiwan’s critical infrastructure in nine sectors last year. A pie chart shows the distribution of Chinese hacking tactics against Taiwan’s critical infrastructure last year. This approach intends to delay or paralyze Taiwan’s critical infrastructure’s services, and therefore impact Taiwanese’s daily lives, it added.

Source: Taipei Times January 04, 2026 16:01 UTC