Report by CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike 2025 European Threat Landscape Report

6 FINDINGSPublished Nov 3, 2025
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Key Findings

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