Netherlands steps up civilian preparedness for cyberattacks, blackouts and sabotage

Dutch authorities are expanding a civil preparedness programme for hybrid threats — cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, prolonged power outages and sabotage. Households are advised to keep water, food, batteries and other essentials at home for at least 72 hours. Justice Minister David van Weel told the Financial Times that during...

German military counterintelligence says sabotage and hybrid-attack threats have risen

Over the past year, the threat of sabotage and hybrid attacks in Germany has increased markedly. That assessment appears in the 2025 annual report of the Bundeswehr Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD). The service links a substantial share of suspicious sabotage cases to Russia with a high degree of probability, Der...