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
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.
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%).
One in 10 (12 per cent) UK adults have been targeted, or know someone who has been targeted, by a romance scam.
One fifth (19 per cent) of romance scam victims said they overlooked red flags because they were excited about the prospect of finding love.
Close to four in 10 (37 per cent) of those targeted by a romance scam were discouraged from dating or searching for a potential partner afterwards
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.
A third (32 per cent) of those targeted by a romance scam said the scammer created a false sense of urgency.
In the first quarter of 2025, romance scam reports in the UK were up 20 per cent year-on-year compared to Q1 2024.
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.
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.
For romance scam victims aged 61 and over, the average loss increases to £19,000.