Welcome to SOCRadar’s 2025 Europe Threat Landscape Report!

Explore the evolving cyber threats impacting Europe with SOCRadar’s 2025 Europe Threat Landscape Report. This analysis highlights the most active attack trends, targeted sectors, and underground activities—providing actionable intelligence to help organizations strengthen defenses across the region.

Key Insights from Europe’s Cyber Threat Landscape:

Financial Exposure: Finance and Insurance is the most exposed sector (14.08%). When Commercial Banking and Crypto are included, financial-related exposure reaches 22.8%, making it the top target for threat actors.

Retail & E-Commerce Risks: Retail and e-commerce account for 19.5% of dark web exposure, driven by credential theft, stolen cards, and fraud schemes.

Dark Web Activity: Over 70% of dark web activity is trade-driven, with data leaks (58.23%) and access sales (21.90%) dominating underground marketplaces. France (5.62%), the UK (4.89%), and Germany (4.68%) are the most targeted countries.

Ransomware Impact: The UK leads ransomware incidents (22.94%), followed by Germany (16.47%) and France (10.10%). Groups like Akira, Qilin, and RansomHub are among the most active, while smaller groups account for over 76% of attacks.

Phishing Surge: Information Services (19.77%), National Security (13.31%), and Banking (11.45%) are the most targeted sectors. Bulgaria (24.26%) and Russia (21.06%) lead in phishing infrastructure. Notably, 73.44% of phishing sites use HTTPS, exploiting user trust in encryption.

Why This Report Matters:

Europe faces a fragmented but highly active cyber threat landscape, with criminals leveraging ransomware-as-a-service, underground access markets, and phishing campaigns at scale. Stolen data and access points remain central to most attacks, increasing risks for enterprises, governments, and consumers alike.

SOCRadar’s report provides organizations with:

• Early warnings on ransomware, phishing, and dark web threats.

• Strategic insights into sector-specific risks.

• Intelligence-led recommendations to enhance resilience.

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• Dark Web Monitoring: Detect exposed credentials, leaked data, and unauthorized access.

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• Phishing Detection & Response: Identify and disrupt phishing campaigns in real time.

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