UK
We've curated 247 cybersecurity statistics about the UK to help you understand how data breaches and cyber threats are shaping the landscape of digital security practices in 2025.
Showing 141-160 of 247 results
UK cyber claims in 2024 decreased by 20% compared to the spike seen in 2023.
Looking at specific periods, Q3 2024 experienced the second-highest level of activity in cyber claims recorded since 2020. Activity in Q3 2024 rose 14% on Q3 2023.
Ransomware claims in 2024 declined by 31% compared to 2023.
System infiltration accounted for 7% of cyber claims. This excludes extortion and data breach events.
Despite the 20% decrease from 2023, UK cyber claims in 2024 remained approximately one-third higher than the totals recorded for 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Ransomware claims in 2024 declined by 31% compared to 2023.
20% of UK consumers are ambivalent about OEMs selling driver data.
49% of UK consumers do not think OEMs should be able to sell driver data.
US respondents were 2.2x as likely as those in Australia or the UK (in aggregate) to be very familiar with Zero Trust architectures.
US respondents were 72% more likely than respondents in Australia or the UK to report significant improvement in security incidents after adopting Zero Trust initiatives.
In terms of geography for attacks on critical sectors, the United States bore the brunt of attacks (61%), followed by the United Kingdom (6%) and Canada (5%).
Over a quarter (27 per cent) of romance scam victims said they were feeling lonely when the scammer contacted them.
An overwhelming majority of consumers, three quarters (75 per cent) and 76 per cent, want tech companies to do more to prevent romance scammers on their platforms.
One in 10 (12 per cent) UK adults have been targeted, or know someone who has been targeted, by a romance scam.
Men make up a greater share of total romance scam reports, accounting for 60 per cent in terms of volume and 57 per cent in terms of value of claims.
One fifth (19 per cent) of romance scam victims said they overlooked red flags because they were excited about the prospect of finding love.
Of those targeted by a romance scammer, two fifths (39 per cent) said they had been communicating with the scammer for less than a month when asked for money.
For romance scam victims aged 61 and over, the average loss increases to £19,000.
The top reasons romance scammers gave for needing money included fake emergencies (32 per cent), travel costs such as flights and visas (26 per cent), and medical bills and expenses (26 per cent).
In the first quarter of 2025, romance scam reports in the UK were up 20 per cent year-on-year compared to Q1 2024.