{"id":2572,"date":"2026-05-14T12:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dfadvisors.gr\/?p=2572"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T08:24:39","slug":"cyberattacks-on-greek-businesses-the-numbers-the-scenarios-and-how-to-protect-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfadvisors.gr\/en\/business\/cyberattacks-on-greek-businesses-the-numbers-the-scenarios-and-how-to-protect-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberattacks on Greek Businesses: The Numbers, the Scenarios, and How to Protect Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Who’s going to bother targeting a business like mine?”<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s the most common response we get when this topic comes up. Understandable \u2014 but the data doesn’t bear it out. Most businesses that get hit didn’t think they were targets either.<\/p>\n

The Numbers Worth Knowing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A Check Point Software Technologies report on the Greek market found that 80% of businesses had experienced a phishing or scamming attack. Of those, 74% said they weren’t prepared to handle it when \u00a0it happened.<\/p>\n

Ransomware is particularly disruptive: files are encrypted, operations stop, and you don’t get access back until a ransom is paid \u2014 if at all. Business email compromise, where attackers impersonate a trusted contact to redirect a payment or extract sensitive information, is also on the rise. These aren’t edge cases. They’re the most common types of incidents businesses face right now.<\/p>\n

Not familiar with cyber insurance? A good starting point: Cyber Insurance for Businesses: What It Is and Why Yours Needs It<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What an Attack Actually Looks Like<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Most cyberattacks don’t start with anything dramatic. They start with something that looks like a normal Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

An employee gets a message \u2014 it could be an email, sometimes a text \u2014 that appears to come from a known supplier or colleague. The tone is professional, the request is routine: open this attachment, update these payment details, confirm your login. One click is enough.<\/p>\n

From there, the attack can branch in different directions. Some end with files locked and a ransom demand. Others involve customer data being quietly copied and sold. In cases of invoice fraud, bank details get changed and a payment ends up in the wrong account \u2014 often discovered only once the legitimate vendor chases for money that was supposedly already sent.<\/p>\n

Then there are the slow-burn attacks. An attacker gains access to a company email account, doesn’t touch anything, and spends weeks watching \u2014 learning the business, monitoring deals in progress, waiting for the right moment to intervene. By the time it surfaces, the damage is done.<\/p>\n

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