Geopolitical Tension Fuels APT and Hacktivism Surge

Group-IB's High-Tech Crime Trends 2025 report documents a sharp rise in state-sponsored APT activity (58% YoY), expanding ransomware-as-a-service and affiliate recruitment, a surge in dark‑web commerce (including IAB operations and 6.4 billion leaked data strings), and persistent phishing and deepfake-facilitated access, with government, military and manufacturing among the most targeted sectors.