Overview
- Bitkom’s survey of 1,002 companies (mid-April to mid-June) finds 87% experienced at least one case of espionage, sabotage or data theft in the past year, with losses up about 8% to €289.2 billion.
- Among affected firms, 46% reported at least one attack traced to Russia and 46% to China, with additional attributions to non‑EU Eastern Europe, the United States, EU countries and Germany.
- More than a quarter of affected companies (28%) say at least one incident involved a foreign intelligence service, while organized crime remains the most frequently suspected perpetrator at 68%.
- Cyber incidents account for roughly 70% of the damage (about €202 billion); 34% of companies faced ransomware and about one in seven of those victims paid.
- Security spending rose to 18% of IT budgets as Bitkom, the BSI and incoming BfV chief Sinan Selen warn of blurred lines between crime and state operations and call for stronger defensive measures.