Report: 4 in 10 UK Businesses Were Breached by Phishing Last Year

• May 13th, 2026

Report: 4 in 10 UK Businesses Were Breached by Phishing Last Year

43% of businesses in the UK reported a breach last year, with phishing driving the vast majority (85%) of these attacks, the Register reports. A survey by the British government found that attacks involving only phishing grew by six percent in 2025.