Surge in Violent Cybercrime in Europe Linked to Big Payouts

First seen 2 Dec 2025, 18:33 UTC • Theregister

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In 2025, Europe has experienced a significant rise in cybercrime involving physical violence, with at least 18 reported cases. This trend, termed 'violence as a service,' began in 2024 and has been particularly prevalent in France, where 13 of the incidents occurred. Perpetrators are reportedly using 'burner' Windows laptops and targeting UK-based corporate entities.

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9 entities, 12 inferred relationships (STIX 2.1).

Technique (3)

Data Breach
Ransomware
T1021.001 - Remote Desktop Protocol

Organization (1)

Ledger

Affected Platform (2)

Telegram
Windows

Threat Actor (2)

Cl0p
Lockbit

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Cl0p uses RDP
Lockbit uses RDP
Cl0p uses Data Breach
Cl0p uses Ransomware
Cl0p uses T1021.001 - Remote Desktop Protocol
Lockbit uses Data Breach
Lockbit uses Ransomware
Lockbit uses T1021.001 - Remote Desktop Protocol
Cl0p targets Ledger
Lockbit targets Ledger
Cl0p related to Telegram
Cl0p related to Windows

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