Around four “nationally significant” cyber-attacks have taken place in the UK every week within the last year, with the sharp rise in incidents being ascribed to a new wave of cybercriminals.

There has been a 50% increase in the number of “highly significant” incidents which could potentially have a “serious impact on central government” and UK essential services, said the National Cyber Security Centre . While around half of cyber-attacks in 2024 can be attributed to “financially motivated” cybercriminals, according to a report by Cognyte the number of attacks connected to “nation-state actors” rose by 3%, said SC Media UK .

Following the recent cyber-attacks on Jaguar Land Rover , Marks & Spencer and Asahi, other major companies are desperately trying to understand these new meth

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