Russia-linked hackers spied on Romanian agency's Nato and EU emails
Cybersecurity firm ESET said Russia-linked group Turla compromised a Romanian government email server to intercept Nato and EU correspondence.
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Russia-linked hackers from the group Turla compromised a Romanian government institution's email server to intercept correspondence with Nato and the European Union, cybersecurity firm ESET said on 11 November; Romania's intelligence service, SRI, said the attack, first identified in December 2025, has been contained with no sensitive data exfiltrated. The same night, several drones crossed into or approached Latvian airspace, triggering air-raid alerts across multiple districts and prompting Nato fighter jets to scramble, Latvia's armed forces said; one drone was escorted out of Latvian territory via Estonia.
European, Ukrainian and US officials met in Abu Dhabi from 10 November to coordinate security guarantees for Ukraine ahead of a resumed session on 11 November. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on 9 November that serious talks on Europe's own security can only begin once a ceasefire is reached in Ukraine, pledging €10 million for Romanian search-and-rescue work and a new EU Black Sea Maritime Security Hub. Nato also launched an online catalogue on 9 November letting allies buy pre-vetted anti-drone systems within days, and bomb threats disrupted flights across several European countries the previous week.
Updated by the ECTV Crisis Desk, based on 6 verified stories from the past seven days.
ECTV has published 6 verified stories on Europe in the past seven days. The most recent, updated 11 November 2026: Russia-linked hackers spied on Romanian agency's Nato and EU emails.
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