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43%
43% -- businesses experiencing breach rate for UK businesses (2025)
43% of UK businesses experienced a cyber security breach or attack in the past twelve months.
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43%
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2025
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60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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UK Government (Cyber Security Breaches Survey)
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UK Government (Cyber Security Breaches Survey)
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Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025
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UK businesses: 43% businesses experiencing breach rate. Source: UK Government (Cyber Security Breaches Survey) (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-businesses-cyber-breach-2025
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