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China-linked intrusion surge against Taiwan critical infrastructure in 2025

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Taiwan’s critical infrastructure saw a sharp 2025 surge in China-linked intrusion attempts, reaching 960,620,609 and raising risk across essential services. The pressure was especially severe for energy, which saw a tenfold increase, and for hospitals and emergency rescue entities, which saw a 54% rise. The overall volume was also up 6% from 2024 and 112.5% from 2023, showing a sustained escalation rather than a one-off spike. The trend matters because it points to persistent, high-volume targeting of Taiwan’s critical sectors across the year.

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How related: Chinese actors’ campaigns against Taiwanese organizations followed specific pattern in conjunction with Taiwanese national or geopolitical events.

About this happening: **Chinese cyber threat actors** intensified **campaigns against Taiwanese critical infrastructure** in **2025**, putting **energy**, **healthcare**, **communications**, **administ...

Tenfold rise in China-linked cyberattacks against Taiwan's energy sector in 2025

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First: 07.01.2026 00:27 Last: 07.01.2026 00:27 Sources 1

About this happening: **China-linked cyberattacks** against **Taiwan's energy sector** surged by **1,000% / tenfold** in **2025**, signaling a sharp escalation against **critical infrastructure**. The...

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  1. 04.01.2026 02:00 2 articles · 4mo ago

    NSB discloses 2025 China-linked intrusion surge against Taiwan critical infrastructure

    Initial Disclosure

    Taiwan’s National Security Bureau disclosed that Chinese cyber threat actors targeted Taiwan critical infrastructure organizations throughout 2025, recording 960,620,609 intrusion attempts. Energy saw a tenfold increase versus 2024, emergency rescue entities and hospitals rose 54%, and the main tactics included vulnerability exploitation, DDoS, social engineering and supply-chain attacks; at least 20 cases involved ransomware and stolen medical data.

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