Chinese hackers targeted shipping in at least seven EU countries, cyber agency reports

A notorious Chinese hacking group carried out cyberattacks against European maritime organizations at a “sustained tempo” throughout 2025, the EU’s cyber agency said on Tuesday. Mustang Panda, a China-based cyber-espionage group that U.S. justice department officials accuse of being sponsored by the Chinese government, hit shipping-related organizations with “continuous campaigns impacting at least seven EU member states,” EU agency ENISA said in its annual report outlining the cyber threats facing the bloc.