One in three businesses faced cyber attacks last year, report says

The figures come as many major firms have been faced with high-profile breaches in the past 12 months.

Cyber crime cost the average victim around £15,300 last year (Andrew Matthews/PA) (PA Wire)

Nearly a third of businesses and a quarter of charities have said they were the subject of cyber attacks or breaches last year, new data has shown.

Figures collected for the Government by polling company Ipsos show a similar proportion of larger and medium-sized companies and high-income charities faced attacks or breaches last year as in 2021.

However, there has been a fall in the proportion of smaller businesses who say they have identified cyber breaches or attacks.