Overview
- The Bavarian government released its Cybersicherheitsbericht on Monday showing 49,468 police-recorded cybercrime cases in 2025 and a modest year-on-year rise in reports.
- Authorities say about 72% of identified perpetrators operate from abroad and have detected a growing share of politically motivated operations tied to Russia, China and North Korea.
- Ransomware cases rose roughly 18% in 2025 and are blamed for the largest economic damage, while 105 DDoS attacks were recorded against state websites, with hacktivist group NoName057(16) named as a key actor.
- Bavaria’s Landesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik handled about 6,000 security-relevant incidents in 2025 and reports no confirmed data exfiltration thanks to early detection and large-scale email blocking.
- Officials warned that generative AI lowers the skill barrier for attackers, said cross-border investigations remain difficult, and urged stronger laws, more international cooperation and upgraded defenses for citizens and public services.