Nov 25, 07:49 AM

Cyberattacks Cost British Businesses £44 Billion Over Five Years, Compromised Emails and Data Theft Common

Research from Kaspersky has found that almost 90% of industrial organisations in sectors such as energy, manufacturing, and oil & gas have been hit by cyber-attacks in the past year, with many suffering from repeated breaches. Additionally, cyberattacks have cost British businesses approximately £44 billion ($55 billion) over the past five years, according to new research from insurance broker Howden. Over half of all private companies in the UK have reported being victims of at least one cyberattack, with compromised emails (20%) and data theft (18%) being the most common causes.

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DIGIT@digitfyi
2 years ago
UK businesses have lost around £44 billion in the past five years in revenue due to cyber-attacks, new research from Howden shows. Full story https://t.co/2rZddS56HV #Tech | #News | #CyberAttacks
Techmeme@Techmeme
2 years ago
Insurance broker Howden: cyberattacks have cost UK businesses ~£44B in the past five years and 52% of private sector companies have reported at least one attack (@reuterscarolync / Reuters) https://t.co/3Ap38jZ5WZ 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/vnKDgkYpj0
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
2 years ago
🚨🇬🇧CYBERATTACKS COST UK BUSINESSES $55 MILLION In the past 5 years, over half of all private companies in the UK have reported being victims of at least one cyberattack. The most common causes of the attacks were compromised emails (20%) and data theft (18%). The reason for… https://t.co/Pm8hIRmWub

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