- Taiwan faces 2.8 million cyber intrusions daily, mostly attributed to Chinese threat actors
- China Allegedly Spreads Pro-Beijing Misinformation Through 10,000 Troll Accounts and 1.5 Million Fake Posts
- Groups like APT41 and Volt Typhoon target critical sectors; China denies all cyberattack accusations
China’s cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns against Taiwan are increasing, as the Red Dragon seeks to degrade public trust against the government ahead of the 2026 Taiwanese local elections.
This is according to Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB), which recently submitted a new security report to the country’s parliament, The Record reported. According to the NSB, whose findings were cited by local media, government networks faced an average of 2.8 million intrusions each day this year, up 17% compared to the previous year.
In addition to intrusions, China is also engaged in a major disinformation campaign, including an “army of online trolls” that spread fake news through social media and online forums.
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Most of these intrusions were attributed to the country’s aggressive western neighbor, which reportedly targeted critical infrastructure organizations such as defense, telecommunications, energy, and medical institutions.
“Beyond intelligence theft, these operations integrate the dark web, Internet forums, and media channels to spread fabricated content,” the NSB wrote in its report.
So far, NSB found more than 10,000 social media accounts used for this purpose, which distributed more than 1.5 million fake news posts. Many promote a pro-China stance and lie about things like tariff negotiations with the United States and different domestic policies.
For years, China has been one of the most active threat actors among Western government organizations, along with Iran, North Korea and Russia. Their groups, such as Volt Typhoon, Salt Typhoon, APT41, and many others, were discovered on numerous occasions compromising telecommunications, healthcare, software, and other organizations with malware.
Their goals range from cyberespionage to disruption, but China has always denied any involvement and any accusations. Instead, he called the United States “the world’s biggest cyberbully” and even accused the NSA of orchestrating numerous attacks against its own critical infrastructure organizations.
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