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Among those who experienced a breach or attack, the proportion experiencing phishing attacks only (and no other type of breach or attack) has increased among both businesses (from 45% last year to 51% this year) and charities (from 46% last year to 57% this year).
5/27/2026•
UKPhishing
Just over four in ten businesses (43%) and around three in ten charities (28%) reported having experienced any kind of cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months.
5/27/2026•
UKBreach
The median perceived cost of the most disruptive breach or attack was £0 for businesses and £0 for charities, increasing to £30 for medium and large businesses.
5/27/2026•
UKBreachBreach Consequences
The majority of businesses and charities have implemented basic technical controls, such as updated malware protection (81% businesses and 63% charities), backing up data securely via a cloud service (74% businesses and 57% charities), password policies (74% businesses and 56% charities), network firewalls (74% businesses and 45% charities) and restricted admin rights (73% businesses and 65% charities).
5/27/2026•
UKSecurity controlsMalware Protection
The larger the business, the more likely they were to experience cyber crime (17% of micro businesses, 24% of small businesses, 41% f medium businesses and 48% of large businesses).
5/27/2026•
UKCyber Crime
Ransomware attacks among businesses have declined compared with the previous two years (1% this year down from 3% in both 2024/2025 and 2023/2024)
5/27/2026•
UKRansomware
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