Nearly 50% of companies paid a ransom to recover their data, which is the second highest rate of ransom payment for demands in six years.

iGaming operators cited the top threats as: Identity fraud: 64.8%, Money laundering: 64.8%, Bonus abuse: 63.8%, Payments fraud: 31.4%, Account takeovers: 23.8%.

Europe saw a 5.1% increase in fraud rates in the iGaming industry, from 1.18% in 2024 to 1.24% in 2025.

In the U.S., 75% of IT/security professionals highlighted the importance of reducing their cyberattack surface by disabling unnecessary tools or applications.

76% of security leaders (C-suite and VP level) are more concerned about long-term genAI threats like adversarial attacks.

45% of cybersecurity practitioners expressed concern about near-term operational genAI risks such as inaccurate outputs.

32% of LLM pentest findings are serious

In Germany, 48.4% of surveyed IT/security professionals reported being pressured to keep a breach confidential, even when they believed it should be reported to authorities.

31% of respondents cited tool complexity as a challenge with current security solutions.

There was an overall increase in other reported compromises, including a 71-percentage-point rise in reports of stolen documents with personal information.

38% of respondents believe human oversight to review or approve AI agent decisions would increase trust.

State and local government reported the highest median ransom payment at $2.5 million.

83% of iGaming operators have experienced fraud in the past year.

Synthetic identity document fraud rose by 195% between Q1 2024 and Q1 2025.

Overall, 69% of serious findings across all pentest categories are resolved.

Legitimate players typically register around 6 p.m. in the iGaming industry.

44% of companies were able to stop the ransomware attack before data was encrypted, marking a six-year high.

In the U.K., 58.1% of surveyed IT/security professionals reported being pressured to keep a breach confidential, even when they believed it should be reported to authorities.

Latin America (LATAM) saw the steepest fraud rise in the iGaming industry, with a 31.8% increase, from 0.88% in 2024 to 1.16% in 2025.

Africa recorded the biggest drop in fraud rates in the iGaming industry, with a 14.7% decrease, from 2.99% in 2024 to 2.55% in 2025.