Luxembourg — Cyber Threat Profile
Luxembourg hosts a disproportionate concentration of high-value targets : European institutions, global financial firms, data centers, and satellite operators , making it a premier destination for state-sponsored espionage and financially motivated cybercrime. CIRCL (Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg) is a technically sophisticated national CERT with strong international collaboration and open-source threat intelligence contributions. EU regulatory compliance, including NIS2 and DORA, drives robust private sector security investment. The financial sector faces persistent advanced persistent threat activity. Luxembourg's role as a European data hub creates significant third-party risk exposure. Despite small sovereign size, the country punches well above its weight in cyber defense capability and regional leadership.- National CERT/CSIRT: GOVCERT.LU (Government, military & critical infrastructure operators); CIRCL — Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg (Private sector, communes & non-governmental entities)
- Data protection authority: Commission nationale pour la protection des données (source: CNIL)
- World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 0.13 / 100, #87 worldwide
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 58,437.7 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2025): 99.1% of population (source: World Bank)
Threat actors targeting Luxembourg
- Qilin Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- DragonForce Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- LockBit Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Akira Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- BlackSuit Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- L Group Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- NightSpire Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Play Ransomware Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- NoName057(16) Hacktivist
Most targeted sectors
- Financial Services 4 incident(s)
- Business & Professional Services 2 incident(s)
- Agriculture & Food 1 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 1 incident(s)
- Healthcare 1 incident(s)
- Manufacturing 1 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 1 incident(s)
- Technology 1 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- jean-petit.lu 2026-08-07 · Retail & E-Commerce
- M3 Group 2026-03-24 · Business Services
- LX Asset Management 2025-09-14 · Financial Services
- www.unitedcaps.com 2025-04-23 · Manufacturing
- Audit Accounting Advisory Taxes 2025-04-13 · Financial Services
- acimfunds.com 2025-04-12 · Financial Services
- Mikado Publicis 2025-04-02
- Ikav Global Energy 2024-12-29 · Energy
- Primary Plus 2024-12-11 · Healthcare
- Wescan Services 2024-10-26 · Business Services
- Multidata 2024-09-18 · Technology
- Intuitae 2024-05-07 · Financial
- centralepaysanne.lu 2024-02-15 · Agriculture and Food Production