The average number of daily cyberattacks targeting Taiwan's government and other important networks doubled in the past year to 2.4 million daily. This was reported by the island's National Security Bureau (NSB).

According to the information, the agency received an average of 2.4 million cyberattacks daily, double the average daily number of 1.2 million attacks in 2023, with Chinese hackers behind most of these attacks, the NSB claimed.

“While many of these attacks have been effectively detected and blocked, their growing number indicates the increasingly serious nature of China's hacking activities,” the South China Morning Post (SCMP) quoted excerpts from the report. However, as the newspaper points out, the report did not provide specific figures.

According to the figures cited in the report, attacks on government agencies accounted for the largest share, more than 80 percent, in 2024. In addition, attacks on communications, mainly the telecommunications industry, increased by 650%, while attacks on transportation and defense supply chains became more frequent by 70% and 57%, respectively.