In 2025, Taiwan faced a 6% rise in daily cyberattacks from China, targeting critical sectors, with over half linked to vulnerabilities and major hacker groups.

Taiwan saw a spike in Chinese cyberattacks in 2025, with an average of 2.63 million daily attempts—up 6% from 2024—that targeted vital industries like communications, energy, and healthcare. Major hacker groups like APT41 and Mustang Panda were connected to ransomware and data breaches, including at least 20 hospital intrusions, according to the National Security Bureau, which attributed more than half of the attacks to software and hardware flaws. Attack rates increased during significant political events, and Taiwan bolstered its defenses by working with more than 30 nations. The number of successful attacks was not stated in the report.