Last year, Latvian Radio reports, the last quarter saw the highest historical number of cybersecurity incidents processed by the Cyber Incident Prevention Authority "Cert.lv". A historical increase has also been noted in the number of devices at risk of extinction: in the fourth quarter of 2025, there were over 730,000. The number of these incidents and threats in Latvia has sharply increased since the war in Ukraine was initiated by Russia. The dominant type of incident is fraud; however, the attacks also have political and geopolitical motives. Cybersecurity expert at "Cert.lv" Gints Malkalnietis urged residents to create backups of their data to protect it from fraudsters. Malkalnietis told Latvian Radio: "Residents should remember that the things you have at home, if they are unique to you, you should take care of them. Create a backup of your data, your pictures — put them on an external drive, put it in a drawer. Don’t keep it [the external drive] connected to the Internet all the time. Consider that equipment can be physically faulty. Prepare your household for the possibility that the computer may not work." There are also cyber incidents aimed at critical state-level infrastructure that seek to influence it. "Cert.lv" reported that for hackers supporting Russia, the main targets are to reduce Latvia's support for Ukraine; however, the incidents recorded so far have not had a significant impact on society. There is also a spy threat, including from Russia, China, and Belarus. The expert from "Cert.lv" did not provide further comments regarding attacks on critical infrastructure.