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Cybercrime and companies in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report about the impact of cybercrime on companies in the UK

This report presents insights and statistics on the impact of cybercrime on companies in the United Kingdom. It goes into detail on the most common risks and types of cyberattacks, data breaches, and the cost of cybercrime. A further chapter is on the impact of cybercrime in the market. The report ends with a spotlight on the UK's cyber security sector.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Global companies at risk for cyberattacks according to CISOs 2021-2024, by country
  • Basic Statistic Global firms at risk of material cyberattack as per board members 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic Common cybersecurity concerns of global company leaders 2024, by country
  • Premium Statistic Global firms experiencing material loss of sensitive information 2024, by country
  • Basic Statistic Highest fines issued for violations of GDPR in the UK 2026

Cybercrime

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  • Basic Statistic Number of cybercrime cases in the UK Q4 2022-Q2 2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of fraud and cybercrime cases in the UK Q2 2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Share of UK businesses identifying cyberattacks 2024
  • Premium Statistic Ransomware attack share resulting in data encryption worldwide 2025, by country
  • Basic Statistic UK cybercrime experienced by businesses in the last year 2024, by business size
  • Basic Statistic UK cybercrime experienced by businesses in the last year 2024, by attack type
  • Basic Statistic Ransomware attacks in UK companies in the past year 2021-2022
  • Basic Statistic UK companies anticipating increase in cyberattacks within a year 2023, by attack type
  • Premium Statistic Entities to which cyberattacks are reported to by businesses in the UK 2024

Data breaches

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  • Basic Statistic Biggest data breaches in the UK 2025, by impact
  • Basic Statistic UK number of breached data points in Q1 2020-Q3 2025
  • Premium Statistic Data breach density in the UK Q3 2022-Q3 2023
  • Premium Statistic UK change in number of data sets affected in data breaches Q2 2020-Q3 2023
  • Premium Statistic Most common data points leaked in the UK 2004-2025, by type
  • Premium Statistic UK frequency of data breaches experienced by businesses 2024

Cost of cybercrime

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  • Basic Forecast Annual cost of cybercrime in the UK 2016-2030
  • Premium Statistic Median costs of all cyber attacks in the U.S and Europe 2021-2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Cost of a data breach in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020-2025
  • Basic Statistic Losses through cybercrime cases in the UK Q4 2022 - Q2 2023
  • Basic Statistic Average loss in fraud and cybercrime cases in the UK Q2 2023, by type
  • Basic Statistic Loss in internet banking fraud cases in the UK H1 2019 - H1 2024
  • Basic Statistic Loss in mobile banking fraud cases in the UK H1 2019 - H1 2024
  • Premium Statistic Average cost of the most disruptive cyber security attack for UK businesses 2024
  • Basic Statistic Cybersecurity: long-term cost of most disruptive breach for UK businesses 2024
  • Basic Statistic Cybersecurity: average direct cost of most disruptive breach for UK businesses 2024

Impact of cybercrime

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  • Basic Statistic Outcomes of cyberattacks or data breaches in UK firms 2024
  • Premium Statistic Impact of data breaches in UK firms 2024
  • Premium Statistic Recovery time taken from most disruptive cyber security breach by UK businesses 2024
  • Premium Statistic Data restoring methods following a ransomware attack worldwide 2023, by country

Concerns regarding cybercrime

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  • Basic Statistic UK company leaders concerned about significant downtime 2022-2024
  • Basic Statistic UK company leaders concerned about revenue loss 2022-2024
  • Basic Statistic UK company leaders concerned about reputational damage 2022-2024
  • Basic Statistic UK company leaders concerned about loss of current customers 2022-2024

Cybersecurity

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  • Premium Statistic Most common actions following a cybersecurity breach in the UK 2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of cybersecurity risk identification methods in businesses in the UK 2024
  • Premium Statistic Most common features of cybersecurity policies of businesses in the UK 2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of businesses covering formal cybersecurity risk policies in the UK 2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of cybersecurity professionals worldwide 2024, by region
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