Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus-based digital businesses face rising exposure to DDoS attacks, according to a new cybersecurity report by Qrator Labs. The report said fintech, e-commerce, IT and media were the most targeted sectors globally during 2025.
Most targeted sectors in 2025
Qrator Labs said nearly three quarters of all DDoS attacks in 2025 were concentrated in four digitally dependent industries. FinTech accounted for 26.6 per cent of attacks, followed by e-commerce at 21.3 per cent, information and communication technology at 13.4 per cent, and media at 11.6 per cent.
Share of incidents and data basis
Together, these sectors represented almost 75 per cent of all recorded DDoS incidents mitigated by Qrator Labs during the year. The findings are based on telemetry collected by the company’s traffic filtering infrastructure during real-world DDoS attacks handled throughout 2025.
Relevance for Cyprus and criminal tactics
The report said the findings are particularly relevant for Cyprus, which hosts a growing ecosystem of fintech companies developing electronic payments, digital currencies, tokens, cryptocurrencies and related technologies. CTO Andrey Leskin told the Cyprus Mail that criminal groups are studying how new and not yet fully tested payment methods can be exploited for illicit purposes, including money laundering, payment obfuscation, theft, extortion and fraud. He added that they also often use DDoS attacks as a means of blackmail in exchange for stopping the attack, and that malicious actors increasingly combine DDoS attacks with fraud schemes designed to mislead customers.
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