- Taiwan faces 2.8 million daily cyber intrusions, mostly attributed to Chinese actors.
- China reportedly spreads pro-Beijing disinformation via 10,000 troll accounts and 1.5 million fake messages
- Groups like APT41 and Volt Typhoon target critical sectors; China denies all cyberattack allegations
China’s cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns against Taiwan are intensifying, as the Red Dragon seeks to degrade public trust in the government ahead of Taiwan’s 2026 local elections.
This is according to Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB), which recently presented 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, an increase of 17% from the previous year.
In addition to the intrusions, China is also engaged in a widespread disinformation campaign, which includes an “online troll army” that spreads fake news through social media and online forums.
Fake news
The majority of these intrusions have been attributed to the country’s aggressive western neighbor, which has 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 distribute fabricated content,” the NSB wrote in its report.
So far, NSB has found more than 10,000 social media accounts used for this purpose, which have spread more than 1.5 million fake news stories. Many promote a pro-China stance and lie about topics such as tariff negotiations with the United States and various domestic policies.
For years, China has been one of the most active threat actors among Western government organizations, alongside Iran, North Korea and Russia. Its groups, such as Volt Typhoon, Salt Typhoon, APT41 and many others, have been repeatedly spotted compromising telecommunications, healthcare, software and other organizations with malware.
Their goals range from cyberespionage to disruption, but China has consistently denied any involvement and allegations. Instead, she called the United States “the world’s biggest cyber bully” and even accused the NSA of orchestrating numerous attacks against its own critical infrastructure organizations.
Via The file
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