Europe’s technology backbone is becoming a cyber target

Disruptive attacks on public-facing services, financially motivated cybercrime and compromises of shared technology providers are increasing cybersecurity risks across Europe. ENISA’s Threat Landscape 2026 identifies cybercrime, state-linked activity, foreign information manipulation and interference, hacktivism and vulnerability exploitation as key threats. Geopolitical developments influence attackers’ targets, and interconnected digital systems allow disruption to spread across organizations.