EU Fights Surge in Cyber Threats Targeting Energy Infrastructure
Europe's energy infrastructure is grappling with a surge in cyber threats, with recent months seeing a 67% rise in incidents targeting energy-related entities. Officials fear this is part of a broader strategy to undermine European resilience and exploit political divisions.
The European Union is facing an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks on its energy infrastructure. The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) recorded a significant increase in incidents in the first half of 2025, with nearly half involving unauthorised access to operational technology systems. These attacks are not just from lone hackers but include state-aligned threat groups, particularly from Russia and China, as well as organised cybercriminal groups and hacktivists. Russia, in particular, has been targeting Poland's critical utilities frequently, while criminal groups focus on industrial espionage and ransomware attacks on high-value industries like Germany's. The EU has elevated the risk posed by these hybrid cyberattacks to a top-tier priority, ranking it among the gravest threats to EU stability in 2025. In response, the European Commission is accelerating plans to roll out a bloc-wide 'Cyber Shield' mechanism for coordinated threat intelligence and rapid response.
The EU's energy infrastructure is vulnerable to 'cascade effects' that could cause regional outages, and officials worry that these attacks are part of a strategy to undermine European resilience and exploit political divisions. With Russia, Iran, and China identified as the most capable state actors, and non-state proxies and freelance hacker collectives also posing threats, the EU is taking steps to bolster its cyber defences.
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