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European Startup Acquisition Aims to Unify Technical and Financial Cyber InsightsThe acquisition of Intangic enhances Searchlight Cyber's ability to quantify and price cyber risk by leveraging AI and dark web intelligence. The combined platform will offer actionable third-party risk data for CISOs, CFOs and insurance providers to better understand and manage cyber exposure.

The spear-phishing campaign uses fake European Commission and NATO-themed lures to trick diplomatic personnel into clicking malicious links.

Denmark Concedes Domestic and International Opposition Against Client-ScanningDenmark withdrawing a proposal that would have required online service providers to scan communications and files on user devices for child sexual abuse material after domestic and international opposition. The Scandinavian country presides over the Council of European Union until December.

A China-affiliated threat actor known as UNC6384 has been linked to a fresh set of attacks exploiting an unpatched Windows shortcut vulnerability to target European diplomatic and government entities between September and October 2025

A China-linked hacking group is exploiting a Windows zero-day in attacks targeting European diplomats in Hungary, Belgium, and other European nations. [...]

Because fewer people like banknotes, and payment sovereignty is a problem The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided the bloc needs a digital version of the Euro, and ordered work that could see it enter circulation in 2029.…

Integrity's Ed Parsons on How Regs Are Pushing Firms Toward Proactive SecurityThe NIS2 Directive has driven significant improvements in vulnerability management across Europe. Organizations are accelerating vulnerability discovery by engaging with crowdsourced security communities and ethical hackers, said Ed Parsons, chief operations officer at Integrity.

Near-Field Communication (NFC) relay malware has grown massively popular in Eastern Europe, with researchers discovering over 760 malicious Android apps using the technique to steal people's payment card information in the past few months. [...]

Expired security cert, real Brussels agenda, plus PlugX malware finish the job Cyber spies linked to the Chinese government exploited a Windows shortcut vulnerability disclosed in March – but that Microsoft hasn't fixed yet – to target European diplomats in an effort to steal defense and national security details.…

Governments eye comms alternatives as sovereignty worries mount Comment Decentralized communications network Matrix is hoping to be the beneficiary as European public and private sector organizations ponder alternatives to the messaging status quo.…

A European embassy located in the Indian capital of New Delhi, as well as multiple organizations in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, have emerged as the target of a new campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as SideWinder in September 2025

Everest Extortion Group Lists Dublin AirportA Russian data extortion group threatened Sunday to release passenger data putatively stolen from the Dublin Airport days after its operator said it investigated a breach stemming from a September cybersecurity incident that affected airports across Europe.

Compendium Features Dozens of In-Depth Interviews With CEOs, CISOs and ResearchersWelcome to Information Security Media Group's Infosecurity Europe 2025 Compendium featuring cybersecurity insights from industry's top researchers, CEOs, CISOs, government leaders and more. Inside this guide, you'll find links to video interviews created by ISMG.Studio.

Nations previously exempt from scraping now in the firing line If you thought living in Europe, Canada, or Hong Kong meant you were protected from having LinkedIn scrape your posts to train its AI, think again. You have a week to opt out before the Microsoft subsidiary assumes you're fine with it.…