Recent months have seen a significant increase in disruptive digital attacks in the European Union, with many of these attacks being linked to Russian-backed groups. The EU's top cybersecurity official has reported that these attacks have doubled, particularly targeting election-related services.
The head of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, ENISA, highlighted that attacks with geopolitical motives have been steadily rising since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. The number of hacktivist attacks against European infrastructure has doubled from the fourth quarter of 2023 to the first quarter of 2024, indicating a concerning trend.
