There has been an increase in businesses reporting that the breach or attack led to loss of revenue or share value (2% in 2024/2025 to 5% in 2025/2026) and an increase in those reporting it resulted in reputational damage (1% in 2024/2025 to 3% in 2025/2026).

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May 27, 2026

There has been an increase in businesses reporting that the breach or attack led to loss of revenue or share value (2% in 2024/2025 to 5% in 2025/2026) and an increase in those reporting it resulted in reputational damage (1% in 2024/2025 to 3% in 2025/2026). — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Department for Science, Innovation & Technology in May 2026. It covers topics including UK, Breach, Breach Consequences. The original data appears in Cyber security breaches survey 2025/2026 . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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There has been an increase in businesses reporting that the breach or attack led to loss of revenue or share value (2% in 2024/2025 to 5% in 2025/2026) and an increase in those reporting it resulted in reputational damage (1% in 2024/2025 to 3% in 2025/2026). This data was published by Department for Science, Innovation & Technology and covers UK, Breach, Breach Consequences.

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This statistic comes from Cyber security breaches survey 2025/2026 , published by Department for Science, Innovation & Technology on May 27, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026#summary.

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There has been an increase in businesses reporting that the breach or attack led to loss of revenue or share value (2% in 2024/2025 to 5% in 2025/2026) and an increase in those reporting it resulted in reputational damage (1% in 2024/2025 to 3% in 2025/2026).

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