Check Point’s Financial Threat Landscape 2025 reveals that the global financial sector suffered 1,858 cyber incidents in 2025 — more than double the 864 recorded in 2024 — and that Europe was one of the most affected regions, with 345 serious incidents (around 19% of the global total).
Distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) grew by 105% globally, to 674 cases, with Europe recording 179 of the total, which corresponds to 52% of financial incidents in the region.
These attacks have mainly impacted banking portals, payment systems and services exposed to the public, with greater intensity in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain, and have resulted in operational interruptions and additional mitigation costs.
O ransomware also increased significantly, as there were 451 incidents in 2025, compared to 269 in 2024. In Europe, 74 attacks on the financial sector were identified, often with multi-extortion strategies — encryption, exfiltration and data exposure — that increase the reputational, regulatory and financial risk of institutions.
Data leaks and exposures increased by 73% globally (from 256 to 443 cases), with 43 incidents in Europe largely attributed to computer misconfigurations. cloud e SaaSidentity governance failures, and third-party integrations. The European pattern reveals transnational attacks that exploit the interdependence between institutions and regulatory fragmentation between Member States.
Overall, Check Point concludes that the convergence of DDoSransomware and exfiltration puts the European financial sector under greater pressure than the global average, requiring greater coordination and preventive measures.
“The European financial sector is being squeezed by a persistent combination of attacks DDoScampaigns ransomware increasingly aggressive and continuous exposure of data. Mitigating the risks of 2026 requires greater cross-border coordination, real-time intelligence sharing and a truly proactive approach to exposure management,” says Shir Atzil, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst and Check Point Exposure Management Research.
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