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Verified economic-damage context · Germany / Bitkom

Cyberattack-related economic damage context for Germany

Market context — not industry-specific evidence

Bitkom Research 2025 estimated cyberattack-related economic damage to the German economy at EUR 202.4 billion, within total economic damage from data theft, espionage and sabotage of EUR 289.2 billion. This is survey-based economic-damage context from Bitkom Research; it is not BKA criminal-statistics data, not a police case count, and not industry-specific evidence.

Germany · Bitkom Research economic-damage survey contextSurvey fieldwork calendar weeks 16–24 of 2025; previous twelve months

Cyberattack-related economic damage — EUR billion (2025)

Cyberattack-related economic damage
202.4
Unit
EUR billion
Period
Survey conducted during calendar weeks 16 to 24 of 2025; reported for the previous twelve months
Scope
Germany economic-damage survey context

Source: Bitkom Research, Wirtschaftsschutz 2025

Scope: Representative Bitkom Research survey among 1,002 companies in Germany with at least 10 employees and annual revenue of at least EUR 1 million. The EUR 202.4 billion value is cyberattack-related economic-damage survey context; it must not be represented as BKA criminal-statistics data, police case-count data, industry-specific evidence, compliance achievement, certification or security outcome proof.

Methodology: Representative Bitkom Research survey commissioned by Bitkom among 1,002 companies in Germany with at least 10 employees and annual revenue of at least EUR 1 million. The EUR 202.4 billion figure is economic-damage survey context for cyberattack-related damage, not BKA criminal-statistics data, not a police case count, not industry-specific evidence, and not a measure of all hidden cyber incidents.

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Verified Germany Bitkom cyberattack economic-damage context data from Bitkom Research, Wirtschaftsschutz 2025, reporting period Survey conducted during calendar weeks 16 to 24 of 2025; reported for the previous twelve months.
MetricValueSourceScopeReporting period
Cyberattack-related economic damage202.4 EUR billionBitkom Research, Wirtschaftsschutz 2025Germany economic-damage survey contextSurvey conducted during calendar weeks 16 to 24 of 2025; reported for the previous twelve months

Verified market cybercrime context · Germany / BKA

Cybercrime reporting context for Germany in 2025

Market context — not industry-specific evidence

The Bundesregierung summary of the BKA Bundeslagebild Cybercrime 2025 reports around 334,000 registered cybercrime cases in Germany, including 1,041 reported ransomware attacks and 36,706 registered DDoS cases. The same summary references 382,470 phishing mails recorded in Germany in 2025. These figures are local-market reporting context; they are not industry-specific findings, not a measure of all hidden or unreported incidents, and not a percentage of German businesses affected.

Germany · Bundesregierung / BKA cybercrime reporting contextCalendar year 2025 · published May 2026

Cybercrime reporting signals — counts (2025)

Registered cybercrime cases
334,000
Unit
cases
Period
Calendar year 2025
Scope
Germany local-market cybercrime reporting context
Recorded phishing mails
382,470
Unit
recorded phishing mails
Period
Calendar year 2025
Scope
Germany local-market cybercrime reporting context
Registered DDoS cases
36,706
Unit
cases
Period
Calendar year 2025
Scope
Germany local-market cybercrime reporting context
Reported ransomware attacks
1,041
Unit
reported attacks
Period
Calendar year 2025
Scope
Germany local-market cybercrime reporting context

Source: Bundesregierung / BKA, Bundeslagebild Cybercrime 2025

Scope: Germany local-market cybercrime reporting context from the Bundesregierung summary of BKA Bundeslagebild Cybercrime 2025. Registered and reported figures do not capture all hidden or unreported incidents and must not be presented as German business incident prevalence, industry-specific evidence, compliance achievement, certification or security outcome proof.

Methodology: Official Bundesregierung summary of BKA Bundeslagebild Cybercrime 2025. Figures are Germany local-market cybercrime reporting context. They describe registered or reported cybercrime/threat signals and do not measure all incidents, hidden incidents, all German business incident prevalence, or industry-specific incidence. Bundesregierung explicitly notes a significant dark field, meaning actual threat levels may be higher than registered figures.

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Verified Germany BKA cybercrime reporting context data from Bundesregierung / BKA, Bundeslagebild Cybercrime 2025, reporting period Calendar year 2025.
MetricValueSourceScopeReporting period
Registered cybercrime cases334,000 casesBundesregierung / BKA, Bundeslagebild Cybercrime 2025Germany local-market cybercrime reporting contextCalendar year 2025
Recorded phishing mails382,470 recorded phishing mailsBundesregierung / BKA, Bundeslagebild Cybercrime 2025Germany local-market cybercrime reporting contextCalendar year 2025
Registered DDoS cases36,706 casesBundesregierung / BKA, Bundeslagebild Cybercrime 2025Germany local-market cybercrime reporting contextCalendar year 2025
Reported ransomware attacks1,041 reported attacksBundesregierung / BKA, Bundeslagebild Cybercrime 2025Germany local-market cybercrime reporting contextCalendar year 2025

Verified market cyber context · Germany

Reported cyberattack context for German companies

Market context — not industry-specific evidence

These figures are drawn from the TÜV Cybersecurity Studie 2025, based on representative Ipsos research among companies in Germany with 10 or more employees. They describe business-wide reported cyber context; they are not industry-specific findings for the sector shown on this page.

Germany · Companies with 10 or more employeesPrevious 12 months reported in June 2025 publication

Companies reporting a successful cyberattack

German companies
15%
Unit
percent
Period
Previous 12 months reported in the June 2025 publication; the source describes successful cyberattack incidence for 2024
Scope
German companies with 10 or more employees

Reported an IT security incident caused by a successful cyberattack in the previous 12 months that required active response.

Representative survey of companies with 10 or more employees in Germany; this is market-wide context, not industry-specific evidence.

Attack methods reported by affected companies

Phishing
84%
Unit
percent
Period
Previous 12 months reported in the June 2025 publication; the source describes successful cyberattack incidence for 2024
Scope
German companies with 10 or more employees
Password attacks
12%
Unit
percent
Period
Previous 12 months reported in the June 2025 publication; the source describes successful cyberattack incidence for 2024
Scope
German companies with 10 or more employees
Ransomware
12%
Unit
percent
Period
Previous 12 months reported in the June 2025 publication; the source describes successful cyberattack incidence for 2024
Scope
German companies with 10 or more employees

These percentages refer only to affected companies reporting attack methods; they are not shares of all German companies and are not an industry-specific threat profile.

Source: TÜV-Verband, TÜV Cybersecurity Studie 2025

Scope: Representative TÜV-Verband / Ipsos survey among German companies with 10 or more employees; not industry-specific evidence. The 15 percent figure concerns successful cyberattacks requiring active response. Attack-method percentages refer only to affected companies. Statistics are not represented as BSI official statistics.

Methodology: Representative Ipsos survey commissioned by TÜV-Verband among 506 companies in Germany with 10 or more employees. Respondents were responsible for IT security, including cybersecurity leaders, IT managers and members of company management. The 15 percent incident value describes successful cyberattacks requiring active company response. Attack-method percentages refer only to affected companies and must not be displayed as shares of all German companies. The study was publicly presented with BSI participation, but the published statistics are attributed to TÜV-Verband / Ipsos rather than represented as BSI official statistics.

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Verified Germany business-wide cyber context data from TÜV-Verband, TÜV Cybersecurity Studie 2025, reporting period Previous 12 months reported in the June 2025 publication; the source describes successful cyberattack incidence for 2024.
MetricValueSourceScopeReporting period
German companies15% percentTÜV-Verband, TÜV Cybersecurity Studie 2025German companies with 10 or more employeesPrevious 12 months reported in the June 2025 publication; the source describes successful cyberattack incidence for 2024
Phishing84% percentTÜV-Verband, TÜV Cybersecurity Studie 2025German companies with 10 or more employeesPrevious 12 months reported in the June 2025 publication; the source describes successful cyberattack incidence for 2024
Password attacks12% percentTÜV-Verband, TÜV Cybersecurity Studie 2025German companies with 10 or more employeesPrevious 12 months reported in the June 2025 publication; the source describes successful cyberattack incidence for 2024
Ransomware12% percentTÜV-Verband, TÜV Cybersecurity Studie 2025German companies with 10 or more employeesPrevious 12 months reported in the June 2025 publication; the source describes successful cyberattack incidence for 2024

Relevant loss and exposure areas

These existing industry scoping prompts help frame a proposal. They do not assert an incident, loss, or market-specific condition.

Industry themes

  • Financial Fraud
  • Data Leakage
  • Account Compromise

Digital surfaces in scope

Investment DashboardsListing PlatformsTransaction Portals

What structured security support changes

The Security File turns risk signals into decisions.

Official market data shows where risk exists. The BilgeQor Security File connects that context to your real websites, apps, accounts, payment flows and team responsibilities, so leaders can decide what to fix first.

Why this matters

The file gives your team one place to understand what was reviewed, what matters, what changed, and what still needs a decision.

BilgeQor Method

What the Security File contains

A Security File is not a generic report. It is a structured decision record for the assets, workflows and risks covered by the agreed scope.

01

Market and sector context

We connect official market signals and industry exposure to the business surfaces in scope.

02

Exposure map

We map websites, apps, accounts, payment journeys, admin roles, vendors and customer-facing workflows.

03

Priority register

We separate urgent risks, important improvements and lower-priority findings so the next action is clear.

04

Executive summary

We provide a concise summary that leadership, operations, vendors or insurers can read without needing raw technical detail.

05

Remediation roadmap

We turn findings into a 14 / 30 / 90-day action path with ownership, evidence notes and follow-through guidance.

What it is not

  • Not a guarantee of perfect security.
  • Not a certification or compliance verdict.
  • Not a per-company loss estimate or fear-based claim.