China’s cyberattacks on Taiwan’s critical infrastructure, including hospitals and banks, increased by 6 per cent in 2025 compared with 2024, reaching an average of 2.63 million attacks per day.

This was disclosed in a report by the island’s National Security Bureau reported, according to Reuters.

According to the report, some attacks were coordinated with military exercises in “hybrid threats” aimed at crippling Taiwan.

In recent years, Taiwan has raised concerns over what it describes as China’s “hybrid warfare,” which includes daily military drills near the island, disinformation campaigns, and cyberattacks.

Beijing has been intensifying military and political pressure in an effort to compel Taipei to accept its sovereignty claims.

The average daily number of cyberattacks in 2025 surged 113 per cent compared with 2023, when the bureau first began releasing such data.

The The National Security Bureau’s Sunday report noted that sectors including energy, emergency services, and hospitals experienced the steepest year-on-year increases.

“Such a trend ⁠indicates a deliberate attempt by China to compromise Taiwan’s crucial infrastructure comprehensively and to disrupt or paralyse Taiwanese government and social functions,” the report said.

The bureau said China’s “cyber army” coordinated its operations with military and political pressure. For instance, during 40 “joint combat readiness patrols” involving Chinese planes and ships near Taiwan, cyberattacks intensified on 23 of those occasions.