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The German Cyber Criminal Überfall: Shifts in Europe's Data Leak Landscape
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Written by: Jamie Collier, Robin Grunewald Germany has reclaimed its position as a primary focus for cyber extortion in Europe. While data leak site (DLS) posts rose almost 50% globally in 2025, Google Threat Intelligence (GTI) data shows that the surge is hitting German infrastructure harder and faster than its regional neighbors, marking a significant return to the high-pressure levels previously observed in the country during 2022 and 2023. Cyber Criminals Pivoting Back to Germany Germany moved to the forefront of European data leak targets in 2025.
Following a 2024 period where the UK led in DLS victims, this pivot reflects a resurgence of the intense pressure observed across German infrastructure during 2022 and 2023. This targeting is not a result of the overall number of companies within Europe, as Germany has fewer active enterprises than France or Italy.