Portugal — Cyber Threat Profile
Portugal maintains a moderately mature cybersecurity framework aligned with EU regulatory standards and NATO cooperation mechanisms. National cyber governance is coordinated through the National Cybersecurity Centre (CNCS), focusing on critical infrastructure protection, public sector security, and incident response coordination. Threat exposure includes cybercrime, ransomware, and espionage targeting government and maritime sectors. While institutional frameworks are established, resource constraints and workforce shortages affect operational scale. Continued EU integration and regulatory harmonization underpin national cyber resilience development.- National CERT/CSIRT: CNCS/CERT.PT
- Data protection authority: Comissão Nacional de Protecção de Dados (source: CNIL)
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 28,710.3 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 88.5% of population (source: World Bank)
Threat actors targeting Portugal
- APT28 APT
- LAPSUS$ Hacktivist
- MuddyWater APT
- Qilin Ransomware · 11 incident(s)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware · 7 incident(s)
- Akira Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- LockBit Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- DragonForce Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Nova Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- SafePay Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- 8Base Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Arcus Media Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Black Basta Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Deadlock Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- INC Ransom Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- M3rx Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Majinahanashi Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- NightSpire Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- RansomHouse Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Settra Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Trigona Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Killnet Hacktivist
- RedNovember APT
Most targeted sectors
- Manufacturing 6 incident(s)
- Agriculture & Food 5 incident(s)
- Business & Professional Services 5 incident(s)
- Technology 5 incident(s)
- Healthcare 3 incident(s)
- Transportation & Logistics 3 incident(s)
- Financial Services 2 incident(s)
- Hospitality & Tourism 2 incident(s)
- Construction 1 incident(s)
- Education & Research 1 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 1 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 1 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- GRUPO STARFOODS 2026-08-12 · Agriculture and Food Production
- createinfor.pt 2026-07-26 · Professional Services
- GUERREIROS seguros 2026-07-23 · Financial Services
- Sirl 2026-07-23
- Tèrra Aventura 2026-07-21 · Hospitality and Tourism
- Metro Mondego 2026-07-16 · Transportation/Logistics
- gemese.pt 2026-07-14
- Centro Científico e Cultural de Macau 2026-07-13 · Education
- Aveiro Constructors Limited 2026-07-11 · Construction
- Anidaport - Investimentos Imobiliários Lda., Lisbon, Portugal 2026-07-10 · Financial Services
- Sisint 2026-07-03 · Technology
- conduril.pt 2026-06-28
- lpgroup.pt 2026-06-24 · Business Services
- Misericórdia de Santo Tirso 2026-06-16 · Healthcare
- M Rocha J Serra Lda 2026-06-04 · Business Services