Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan govt averaged 2.4 mn a day in 2024: Report

Cyberattacks on Taiwan government departments doubled in 2024 from the previous year to an average of 2.4 million attacks a day, the island’s National Security Bureau said, adding most of them were launched by Chinese cyber forces.

Taiwan has in recent years complained about what it sees as China’s “grey-zone harassment” – from daily military drills and balloons near the island to cyberattacks – at a time when Beijing ramps up military and political pressure to force the democratically governed island to accept its sovereignty claim.