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Presseinformation Schaden durch Cybercrime steigt auf 289 Milliarden Euro. Die Spur führt öfter nach Osten – und zu ausländischen Geheimdiensten. Knapp drei von vier Unternehmen registrieren Zunahme von Cyberangriffen. Jedes dritte Unternehmen hat nach Ransomware-Attacken Lösegeld gezahlt.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/42496551

Original report (pdf, only in German language available)

  • Damage caused by data theft, industrial espionage and sabotage increases to 289.2 billion euros in Germany in the last 12 months, 9 in 10 companies (87%) were effected
  • The largest part of the 289.2 billion euros in damages reported by the 1,002 companies polled came from concrete production losses or theft, but legal and remediation costs were also substantial
  • Cyberattacks: Almost three out of four companies register increase in attacks

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The survey by Germany industry group Bitkom found that almost half of all companies that could identify the sources of attacks had traced them to Russia and China, while about a quarter traced them to other European Union countries or the United States.

In detail, of the companies affected, 46 percent have detected at least one attack from Russia (2024: 39 percent), as many from China (2024: 45 percent). Attacks from Eastern Europe outside the EU (31 percent, 2024: 32 percent), from the USA (24 percent, 2024: 25 percent), from EU countries (22 percent, 2024: 21 percent) and Germany (21 percent, 2024: 20 percent).

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  • randomname@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Posted this in another thread, but it fits also here:

    According to 2023 report by Cybersecurity Ventures (pdf), Cybercrime would cost the world USD 9.5 trillion. If it were measured as a country, then ‘cybercrime land’ would be the world’s third largest economy after the U.S. and China. Download the Report.

    The insight of over 2,700 risk management professionals from 94 countries and territories, analyzed and published in the 2023 version of

    The Allianz Risk Barometer -again, for 2023- indicated that close to half — 45 percent — of the 2,700 surveyed experts say cyber incidents are the most feared cause of business interruption, even more so than natural disasters or energy concerns.

    These are number from 2023, so they are likely higher today.

    It somehow feels that the 1.5% of GDP European Nato members have obliged to spend for security outside traditional military budgets - which includes exactly such cyber attacks - are well spend, because the damage caused by such incidents is far higher.