--- title: Russia's Hybrid Cyber-Physical War in Europe Heats Up description: Recorded Future's Insikt Group documents Russia's escalating hybrid warfare against Europe, combining cyber sabotage, disinformation campaigns, and physical... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/russia-s-hybrid-cyber-physical-war-in-europe-heats-up-b6egoyl2f twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Russia's Hybrid Cyber-Physical War in Europe Heats Up | daily.dev og:description: Recorded Future's Insikt Group documents Russia's escalating hybrid warfare against Europe, combining cyber sabotage, disinformation campaigns, and physical... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/russia-s-hybrid-cyber-physical-war-in-europe-heats-up-b6egoyl2f og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/B6eGOyl2F.png og:image:alt: Russia's Hybrid Cyber-Physical War in Europe Heats Up og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Russia's Hybrid Cyber-Physical War in Europe Heats Up **[Dark Reading](https://daily.dev/sources/dr)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Recorded Future's Insikt Group documents Russia's escalating hybrid warfare against Europe, combining cyber sabotage, disinformation campaigns, and physical drone incidents targeting critical infrastructure, particularly against nations supporting Ukraine. Recent examples include water system attacks in Norway and Poland, energy infrastructure attacks in Poland, drone incursions near Estonia and Romania's offshore gas project, and AI-generated disinformation impersonating European media outlets. Analysts warn that while Russia's 'New Generation Warfare' components currently operate independently, they could coalesce into a coordinated campaign over the next two years, with logistics, dual-use firms, and companies making specialized repair equipment facing elevated risk. Phishing-resistant MFA is recommended given Russian operations' focus on firewalls, VPNs, and web portals as entry points. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What companies are at highest risk of Russian hybrid warfare targeting in Europe? Companies whose proximity to providing material support for Ukraine's war effort is closest face the highest risk, according to threat intelligence analysis. Beyond traditional critical infrastructure, logistics and dual-use firms are at high risk, along with manufacturers of specialized components like subsea cable repair equipment, marine navigational systems, and industrial defense systems. _security teams assessing exposure to nation-state threats can track hybrid warfare trends like this on daily.dev._ ### What is Russia's New Generation Warfare (NGW) strategy? New Generation Warfare is a term Russian officials used in 2013 to describe indirect, hybrid warfare combining cyber sabotage, disinformation, and physical attacks like drone incursions, short of a full kinetic invasion. It currently operates as loosely coordinated independent components rather than a unified strategy, but analysts assess Russia could escalate this into a coordinated campaign over the next two years. _anyone monitoring geopolitical cyber threats can follow developments in hybrid warfare tactics on daily.dev._ ### What mitigation does Recorded Future recommend against Russian cyber sabotage targeting firewalls and VPNs? Phishing-resistant multifactor authentication is explicitly recommended, since Russian cyber operations have emphasized gaining access through Internet-facing firewalls, VPNs, email services, and web portals. This targets the initial access vector rather than relying on traditional MFA methods that remain vulnerable to phishing. _security engineers hardening remote access can keep up with MFA guidance and threat advisories on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [From Phishing to Malware: AI Becomes Russia's New Cyber Weapon in War on Ukraine](https://daily.dev/posts/from-phishing-to-malware-ai-becomes-russia-s-new-cyber-weapon-in-war-on-ukraine-jdqsub135) · The Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Russia Pivots Its Cyberthreats Back to the U.S. and the West](https://daily.dev/posts/russia-pivots-its-cyberthreats-back-to-the-u-s-and-the-west-ld5awdhaz) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [UK calls on Europe to counter Russia's expanding info wars](https://daily.dev/posts/uk-calls-on-europe-to-counter-russia-s-expanding-info-wars-ymnxhv4dx) · The Register · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Pro-Russia Information Operations Leverage Russian Drone Incursions into Polish Airspace](https://daily.dev/posts/pro-russia-information-operations-leverage-russian-drone-incursions-into-polish-airspace-2qk4ncmfz) · Google Cloud · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/russia-s-hybrid-cyber-physical-war-in-europe-heats-up-b6egoyl2f) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Russia's Hybrid Cyber-Physical War in Europe Heats Up","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/russia-s-hybrid-cyber-physical-war-in-europe-heats-up-b6egoyl2f","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/russia-s-hybrid-cyber-physical-war-in-europe-heats-up-b6egoyl2f"},"datePublished":"2026-09-25T07:04:34.674Z","dateModified":"2026-09-25T07:05:44.819Z","description":"Recorded Future's Insikt Group documents Russia's escalating hybrid warfare against Europe, combining cyber sabotage, disinformation campaigns, and physical...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/048cc43dccc9b8258faef6902b3afe02?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/048cc43dccc9b8258faef6902b3afe02?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Dark Reading","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Dark Reading","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/dr","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/dr"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/russia-s-hybrid-cyber-physical-war-in-europe-heats-up-b6egoyl2f","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dark Reading","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/dr"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Russia's Hybrid Cyber-Physical War in Europe Heats Up"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/russia-s-hybrid-cyber-physical-war-in-europe-heats-up-b6egoyl2f#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What companies are at highest risk of Russian hybrid warfare targeting in Europe?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Companies whose proximity to providing material support for Ukraine's war effort is closest face the highest risk, according to threat intelligence analysis. 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