CrowdStrike 2025 European Threat Landscape Report: Extortion Rises, Nation-State Activity Intensifies

The CrowdStrike 2025 European Threat Landscape Report highlights a rising trend in extortion and intensified nation-state cyber activities targeting Europe, driven by geopolitical tensions and lucrative opportunities. Financially motivated eCrime groups, including big game hunting (BGH) actors, have increasingly targeted European nations such as the UK, Germany, and France, exploiting legal pressures like GDPR penalties to coerce victims. The report notes the proliferation of online criminal marketplaces and the use of sophisticated techniques like voice phishing to gain system access. State-sponsored adversaries from Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran have expanded their operations, with Russia's activities linked to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and North Korea's alliance with Russia being particularly noteworthy. Meanwhile, Iran conducts espionage and hacktivist activities under the guise of state-sponsored operations. The report emphasizes the need for European organizations to adopt intelligence-driven security strategies to counter these diverse and evolving threats effectively.

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