As of January 2023, around nine in ten businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) stated having experienced a phishing attack in the past year. A further 12 percent said they had experienced viruses, spyware, or malware. Hacking was the case for seven percent of the organizations that reported about encountering any cybercrime in the preceding year.
Share of companies in the United Kingdom (UK) having experienced cybercrime in the last year as of January 2023, by attack type
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GOV.UK. (April 19, 2023). Share of companies in the United Kingdom (UK) having experienced cybercrime in the last year as of January 2023, by attack type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426514/uk-businesses-encountered-cybercrime-within-year-by-attack-type/
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Share of companies in the United Kingdom (UK) having experienced cybercrime in the last year as of January 2023, by attack type [Graph], GOV.UK, April 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426514/uk-businesses-encountered-cybercrime-within-year-by-attack-type/
