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Three in four EU employees faced cyber threats at work, new Eurobarometer finds
A Eurobarometer survey published by the European Commission on 30 Sep 2026 found that about 75% of EU employees encountered suspicious emails, messages, or links at work. The results were released as European Cybersecurity Month began across all 27 Member States.
Categories: technology, politics-and-governance
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 7/10
- Geographic reach
- 7/10
- Global importance
- 5/10
- Impact magnitude
- 4/10
- Positivity
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 2/10
Why it matters
It highlights widespread workplace exposure to cyber threats across the European Union.

