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The German Cyber Criminal Überfall: Shifts in Europe's Data Leak Landscape
<div class="block-paragraph_advanced"><p>Written by: Jamie Collier, Robin Grunewald</p> <hr /></div> <div class="block-paragraph_advanced"><p><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">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 hitt
Indicators of compromise
- https://www.hithorizons.com/eu/analyses/country-statisticsurl
- https://www.coveware.com/blog/2026/2/3/mass-data-exfiltration-campaigns-lose-their-edge-in-q4-2025#paymentsurl