Report by CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike 2025 European Threat Landscape Report
6 FINDINGSPublished Nov 3, 2025
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260 initial access brokers advertised to over 1,400 European organizations in 2025
Initial access brokersEurope
Ransomware deployment speed increased by 48% as observed in 2025
RansomwareRansomware deploymentEurope
Since January 1, 2024, more than 2,100 victims across Europe were named on extortion leak sites
RansomwareExtortion leak sitesEurope
Chinese state-sponsored adversaries targeted industries in 11 countries in 2025
State-Sponsored AttacksChinaEurope
European organizations accounted for nearly 22% of global ransomware and extortion victims in 2025
RansomwareExtortionEurope
92% of ransomware cases in Europe involved file encryption and data theft in 2025
RansomwareEuropeData theftFile encryption