Europol: Hybrid Threats Shape EU’s 2025 Threat Landscape

**Executive summary:** The EU-SOCTA 2025 assesses the evolving landscape of serious and organised crime in Europe, highlighting the convergence of cybercrime, hybrid threats and emerging technologies — including AI-enabled attacks, ransomware-as-a-service, misuse of cryptocurrencies for money laundering, and the exploitation of online platforms and encrypted communications — and calls for enhanced multi-agency cooperation, regulatory action, and capacity-building to protect critical infrastructure, financial systems, and public trust.