Europe’s cyber threat actors are accelerating. eCrime adversaries, state-backed operators, and hacktivists are conducting faster intrusions, employing new social engineering tradecraft, and operating resilient criminal ecosystems. The CrowdStrike 2025 European Threat Landscape Report distills the most significant activity in the region so security leaders can anticipate what’s next — and act first.

Key insights:

• Europe is a primary eCrime target: 22% of all victims on dedicated leak sites (DLSs) are Europe-based, and DLS entries rose 13% year-over-year
• Big game hunting (BGH) ransomware dominated high-value sectors across the UK, Germany, Italy, France, and Spain
• Fake CAPTCHAs surged, with over 1,000 incidents impacting Europe-based customers in 2024 and 2025
• SCATTERED SPIDER hit UK retailers with ESXi ransomware and cross-domain tactics, signaling increased creativity among Western eCrime actors 
• Nation-state threat actors targeted government, defence, energy, finance, academia, and technology across Europe
• Hacktivism spiked around geopolitical flashpoints with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and hack-and-leak campaigns 

This report goes beyond headlines to map threat actors, tradecraft, and sector-specific risk, with actionable guidance your team can use today.

Get the report for the information you need to stay ahead of Europe’s fastest-growing threats.