One in 10 (12 per cent) UK adults have been targeted, or know someone who has been targeted, by a romance scam.

Over a quarter (27 per cent) of romance scam victims said they were feeling lonely when the scammer contacted them.

A third (32 per cent) of those targeted by a romance scam said the scammer created a false sense of urgency.

The average amount lost to a romance scam in 2024 was £8,000. This is up from just under £5,800 in 2023.

Successful reported cyberattacks on UK utility companies surged by 586% from 2022 to 2023.

30% of financial organisations view incident detection capabilities as a high challenge.

31% of financial organisations are turning to regional security partnerships to address the skills gap.

63% of financial services firms will increase cyber security investment over the next year.

Fear of China-backed threats has fallen sharply from 80% to 57% among financial organisations.

It takes financial organisations nearly 16 hours to respond to supply chain attacks on average.

37% of financial institutions reported heightened concerns around the security of critical assets.

35% of financial organisations view cloud security as a high challenge.

44% of financial institutions cited complying with cyber security regulations as the single most pressing challenge.

33% of financial organisations increasingly use AI for automated incident response.

The average response time to ransomware attacks is 6.71 hours among financial institutions. Last year's average response time to ransomware attacks was 6.62 hours.

81% of financial organisations express confidence in their ability to secure IT infrastructure.

89% of financial organisations expressed concern about AI-powered phishing attacks.

39% of financial organisations are turning to reskilling to address the skills gap.

More than a fifth of financial organisations will be boosting budgets by up to 10%

69% of financial organisation expressed worry over state-linked cyber actors such as Iran.