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Ransomware attacks in Taiwan: 53 confirmed incidents, 2018 to 2026

// CONFIRMED RANSOMWARE ATTACKS · COUNTRY

Ransomnews has confirmed 53 ransomware attacks in Taiwan between August 2018 and August 2026, each one verified against a public source such as a breach notification, regulatory filing, court record or press report. That is 0.6% of the 9,520 confirmed incidents in the dataset. So far in 2026, 14 have been confirmed, against 16 in 2025 and 3 in 2024. The most affected sector is manufacturing, with 35 confirmed victims (66%). Taipei is the city with the most confirmed victims, at 25. Where the operator is attributed, Crazy Hunter leads with 5 confirmed victims. No ransom payment is on the public record; a refusal is recorded in 3 cases and the outcome is unrecorded in the remaining 50.

53Confirmed incidents
142026 year to date
8Sectors hit
0%Paid, where outcome is public
11,780Records exposed (2 disclosed cases)

Confirmed ransomware attacks in Taiwan by year

The current year is a partial count. Confirmation lags the attack itself, so recent months keep filling in after the fact; read a low figure for the latest year as incomplete rather than as a decline.

Source: ransomnews.com
YearConfirmed attacksRansom paid (public)Ransom refused (public)
2018100
2019201
2020600
2021601
2022200
2023300
2024300
20251601
2026 (year to date)1400
ransomnews.com12018220196202062021220223202332024162025142026
Confirmed ransomware attacks in Taiwan per year. Source: Ransomnews Confirmed Ransomware Attacks Dataset.

Which ransomware groups attack organisations in Taiwan most

The operator is attributed in 47 of the 53 confirmed incidents. Counts are confirmed victims, not leak-site claims, so they run well below the totals the groups publish about themselves. Group names link to the live Ransomtracker profile where one exists.

Most active groups by confirmed victims

  • Crazy Hunter5 11%
  • LockBit3 6%
  • The Gentlemen3 6%
  • Akira2 4%
  • Conti2 4%
  • DragonForce2 4%
  • INC2 4%
  • NightSpire2 4%
  • Qilin2 4%
  • RansomEXX2 4%

Where the confirmed attacks in Taiwan fall

Most affected sectors

  • Manufacturing35 66%
  • Healthcare7 13%
  • Technology3 6%
  • Education2 4%
  • Other2 4%
  • Service2 4%
  • Government1 2%
  • Utilities1 2%

Cities with the most confirmed victims

  • Taipei25 47%
  • New Taipei City7 13%
  • Hsinchu6 11%
  • Taoyuan City3 6%
  • Kaohsiung City2 4%
  • Taichung2 4%
  • Changhua1 2%
  • Douliu1 2%
  • Hsinchu City1 2%
  • Kaohsiung1 2%

Ransom payment outcomes in Taiwan

Among the 3 confirmed incidents in Taiwan where the outcome is on the public record, 0 paid and 3 refused, a disclosed payment rate of 0%. The remaining 50 carry no public statement either way. Victims that pay have every incentive to stay quiet and public bodies are the most likely to announce a refusal, so treat this as the disclosed rate, not the true one. The ransomware payment rate analysis explains how the disclosed rate has moved since 2018 and how it compares with incident-response firm samples.

Largest confirmed ransomware attacks in Taiwan by records exposed

Record counts are recorded only where a named source disclosed them, which is the minority of cases, so this table ranks disclosed impact rather than true impact.

Source: ransomnews.com, verified against the linked public source
DateOrganisationSectorLocationRecordsGroupRansom paidSource
June 2024GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.ManufacturingHsinchu, Taiwan10,780Black BastaUnknowntaipeitimes.com
August 2025Welldone CompanyServiceTaipei, Taiwan1,000QilinUnknownwelldone.com.tw

Most recent confirmed ransomware attacks in Taiwan

The 25 most recently confirmed of 53 incidents, newest first. Every row links to the public source it was verified against.

Source: ransomnews.com, verified against the linked public source
DateOrganisationSectorLocationRecordsGroupRansom paidSource
August 2026PharmaEssentia (Panco Healthcare)HealthcareTaipei, Taiwan—The GentlemenUnknownmarketscreener.com
August 2026United Fiber Optic Communications Co., Ltd.ManufacturingHsinchu City, Taiwan—DeadLockUnknownmoney.udn.com
June 2026Nidec Chaun-Choung Technology CorporationManufacturingNew Taipei City, Taiwan—BlackFieldUnknownnidec.com
June 2026Sporton International Inc.ServiceNew Taipei City, Taiwan—PayloadUnknownfinance.biggo.com
June 2026Lumax International Corp., Ltd.ManufacturingTaipei, Taiwan—KRYBIT/LockBitUnknownemops.twse.com.tw
May 2026CSB Energy Technology Co., Ltd.ManufacturingTaipei, Taiwan—LynxUnknowncsb-battery.com
April 2026Taixiang Co., Ltd.ManufacturingTaipei, Taiwan—AkiraUnknownzojirushi.co.jp
April 2026Gem Terminal Industry Co., Ltd.ManufacturingKaohsiung, Taiwan—The GentlemenUnknownmarketscreener.com
April 2026Grand Process Technology CorporationManufacturingHsinchu, Taiwan——Unknowntaiwannews.com.tw
March 2026Microwave & Optical Semiconductors Taiwan Co., Ltd.ManufacturingTaoyuan, Taiwan——Unknownqdk.co.jp
March 2026Jean Co., Ltd.ManufacturingTaipei, Taiwan—LockBitUnknownmarketscreener.com
February 2026Grand Hotel TaipeiOtherTaipei, Taiwan—The GentlemenUnknowntaiwannews.com.tw
January 2026Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd.ManufacturingNew Taipei City, Taiwan—INCUnknowntipranks.com
January 2026Y.C.C. Parts MFG Co., Ltd.ManufacturingLukang, Taiwan—QilinUnknownemops.twse.com.tw
December 2025SINBON Electronics Co., Ltd.ManufacturingNew Taipei City, Taiwan—DragonForceUnknownmopsov.twse.com.tw
December 2025Yem Chio Co., Ltd.ManufacturingTaipei, Taiwan—DragonForceUnknownemops.twse.com.tw
November 2025Foxconn Interconnect TechnologyTechnologyNew Taipei City, Taiwan—INCUnknownithome.com.tw
September 2025Chroma ATE Inc.ManufacturingTaoyuan City, Taiwan—WarlockUnknownchromaate.com
August 2025Welldone CompanyServiceTaipei, Taiwan1,000QilinUnknownwelldone.com.tw
June 2025Feng Chia UniversityEducationTaichung, Taiwan—Nova (RALord)Unknownfocustaiwan.tw
April 2025ChangShen HospitalHealthcareTaoyuan City, Taiwan—NightSpireUnknownmirrormedia.mg
March 2025Sheng Yu Steel Co., Ltd. (SYSCO)ManufacturingKaohsiung City, Taiwan—UndergroundUnknownpost.tokyoipo.com
March 2025RORZE Technology, Inc.ManufacturingHsinchu, Taiwan—AkiraUnknownrorze.com
March 2025Tanaka Electronics Taiwan Co. Ltd.ManufacturingTaoyuan City, Taiwan—NightSpireUnknowntanaka-preciousmetals.com
March 2025Systex CorporationTechnologyTaipei, Taiwan—Crazy HunterUnknowntaiwannews.com.tw

Frequently asked questions

How many ransomware attacks in Taiwan have been confirmed?

Ransomnews has confirmed 53 ransomware attacks in Taiwan since August 2018, including 14 so far in 2026. Each one is verified against a public source such as a breach notification, regulatory filing or press report. The true total is higher, because many victims never disclose; confirmed counts are a floor, not a ceiling.

Which ransomware group is most active in Taiwan?

Crazy Hunter, with 5 confirmed victims, followed by LockBit (3) and The Gentlemen (3). These are confirmed victims, not leak-site claims, counted among the 47 incidents where the operator is attributed.

Which sector is hit most by ransomware in Taiwan?

Manufacturing, with 35 confirmed incidents (66% of the total). Healthcare follows with 7, then Technology with 3.

Which cities in Taiwan have the most confirmed ransomware attacks?

Taipei (25), New Taipei City (7), Hsinchu (6), Taoyuan City (3), Kaohsiung City (2). City is recorded where the victim organisation is headquartered or the incident was reported, so distributed organisations are counted once.

How often do ransomware victims in Taiwan pay the ransom?

Among the 3 confirmed incidents in Taiwan with a public outcome, 0 paid and 3 refused, a disclosed payment rate of 0%. Most victims never state whether they paid, and those who pay have the least reason to say so, so the disclosed rate understates real payment behaviour. The payment rate analysis tracks this figure since 2018.

What is the largest confirmed Taiwan ransomware attack by records exposed?

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (Hsinchu, Taiwan, June 2024), with 10,780 records exposed according to taipeitimes.com. Record counts exist only where a source disclosed them, so this ranks disclosed impact.

Confirmed ransomware attacks by sector, country and year

Every page below is generated from the same verified dataset. See the full index.

By sector

  • Healthcare 1,627
  • Government 1,469
  • Manufacturing 1,069
  • Education 991
  • Services 647
  • Financial services 633
  • Technology 564
  • Retail 504
  • Food and beverage 348
  • Transportation 274
  • Construction 259
  • Legal 244
  • Utilities 244

By country

  • United States 5,099
  • France 503
  • Germany 410
  • Japan 367
  • Canada 351
  • United Kingdom 319
  • Australia 226
  • Italy 214
  • Brazil 156
  • Spain 143
  • Switzerland 120
  • India 105
  • Netherlands 105
  • Denmark 62
  • Belgium 61
  • South Africa 61
  • Taiwan 53
  • All 36 countries

By year

  • 2018 168
  • 2019 459
  • 2020 1,229
  • 2021 1,437
  • 2022 961
  • 2023 1,549
  • 2024 1,550
  • 2025 1,469
  • 2026 698

By month, latest

  • Aug 2025 136
  • Sep 2025 149
  • Oct 2025 118
  • Nov 2025 112
  • Dec 2025 118
  • Jan 2026 98
  • Feb 2026 95
  • Mar 2026 122
  • Apr 2026 101
  • May 2026 82
  • Jun 2026 87
  • Jul 2026 62
  • Aug 2026 51

How to read this page. Every incident counted here was verified by Ransomnews against at least one public source. Leak-site listings alone do not qualify, because operators inflate, duplicate and occasionally fabricate claims, so these totals are a defensible floor rather than a full census. Records exposed and ransom outcomes appear only where a named source disclosed them. The page is regenerated from the live database, which refreshes weekly. Cite as: Ransomnews Confirmed Ransomware Attacks Dataset, ransomnews.com, with a link to this page. Bulk access and methodology questions: [email protected]. See also the monthly ransomware statistics and the Ransomtracker.

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