Fraud rates dropped in Europe by 14.6% and in North America by 5.5%, while increasing by 9.3% in Africa, 16.4% in APAC, and 19.8% in the Middle East.

Cyberespionage campaigns constituted 2.5% of all reported cyber incidents in the EU in 2024.

Cybercrime operators accounted for approximately 16% of cyber incidents in the EU in 2024.

Chinese state-sponsored adversaries targeted industries in 11 countries in 2025

European organizations accounted for nearly 22% of global ransomware and extortion victims in 2025

260 initial access brokers advertised to over 1,400 European organizations in 2025

38% of all reported cyber incidents in the EU in 2024 targeted the public administration sector.

60% of all reported cyber incidents in 2024 were Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks.

Hacktivists were responsible for nearly 63% of cyber incidents in the EU in 2024.

Data breaches accounted for 17.4% of cyber incidents affecting public administration in the EU in 2024.

Ransomware deployment speed increased by 48% as observed in 2025

Since January 1, 2024, more than 2,100 victims across Europe were named on extortion leak sites

92% of ransomware cases in Europe involved file encryption and data theft in 2025

69% of cyber incidents in 2024 targeted central governments in the EU.

41% of professionals support statutory cybersecurity guidance for high-risk sectors in 2026.

14% of professionals ranked modernizing legacy systems as a top digital trust priority in 2026.

30% of professionals indicated that workforce upskilling in data security is very important in 2026.

59% of professionals identified AI-driven social engineering as a significant cyber threat for 2026.

64% of professionals ranked regulatory compliance as a very important priority in 2026.

63% of professionals expect to hire for digital trust roles in 2026.