Taiwan Reports Cyberattacks Doubled in 2024, Mostly From China

Taiwan said cyberattacks targeting the self-ruled island’s government network averaged 2.4 million each day.

An unnamed Chinese hacker using his computer at their office in Dongguan in China's southern Guangdong Province on Aug. 4, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

Taiwan experienced a significant increase in cyberattacks against its government network last year, with incidents more than doubling to an average of 2.4 million daily, the island’s security bureau said on Jan. 5.

Most of the attacks are attributed to the Chinese cyber forces, Taiwan’s National Security Bureau said in a summary of its analysis of China’s cyberattack techniques in 2024.