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Germany’s Cybercrime Cases Exceed 330,000 in 2024, Losses Hit €178.6 Billion

Dobrindt vows sweeping cybersecurity upgrades following BKA data showing AI-driven attacks with a clearance rate of just 32 percent.

BKA-Präsident Holger Münch und Alexander Dobrindt (r., CSU), Bundesinnenminister, stellen das BKA-Bundeslagebild Cybercrime vor
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Overview

  • German authorities logged 131,391 domestic cybercrime cases in 2024 alongside 201,877 incidents from foreign or unknown origins.
  • Bitkom data shows cyberattacks cost the German economy €178.6 billion in 2024, marking an increase of approximately €30 billion year-on-year.
  • Ransomware remained the primary threat with around 950 reported attacks, affecting enterprises of all sizes and public institutions.
  • Hacktivist-style DDoS attacks, often linked to pro-Russian and anti-Israeli groups, targeted public agencies, logistics firms and manufacturers.
  • Interior Minister Dobrindt announced legal, technical and organizational upgrades as BKA-led international operations took down underground platforms and stresser services.