The State of DDoS Attacks in APAC in Q1 2025

Welcome to StormWall’s report covering DDoS attacks in the APAC region. We’ll examine the primary attack patterns and attack sources identified by our security experts in the Asia-Pacific during the first quarter of 2025.

At StormWall, we specialize in safeguarding businesses against DDoS attacks. Our network of scrubbing centers in the APAC region continuously filters malicious traffic, peaking at over 5 Tbps, which provide us with unique insights into the changing DDoS threat landscape across the region.

In the past 2–3 years, politically motivated attacks have often overtaken financial crime as the primary cause of DDoS. In APAC, the main driver is the nation-state tensions (China–Taiwan, India–Pakistan, Russia–Japan, etc.).

In Q1 2025, China–Taiwan tensions took center stage—China was the most attacked country (22% relative share), while Taiwan was the third most attacked country (14% relative share).

Taiwan’s government and critical services have been frequent targets of Chinese “grey-zone” cyber harassment, with some attacks timed to coincide with People’s Liberation Army military drills . These often took the form of DDoS assaults against Taiwan’s transportation and financial sectors, aimed at intimidating the island.