September 10, 2022
Overview of cyber incidents
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Hacker attacks statistics
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Notes
- The statistics are based on the known incidents listed here.
- Since only some of the cases become known, the evaluations are not representative.
- Industries where incidents are immediately visible due to public access (e.g. healthcare) are more represented than others.
- An incident may be assigned to multiple countries or industries. Also, a country cannot always be assigned. So the totals shown on the charts may be different.
- The graphics may be reused according to the license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (attribution: KonBriefing.com).
History: Cyber attack examples UK

Cyber attack on a college in the UK
Milton Keynes College Group - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
https://mkcollege.ac.uk/news/cyber-incid...

Cyber attack on an umbrella company in the UK
Parasol Group - Warrington, England, United Kingdom
https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/17/u...

Cyberattack on the United Kingdom Foreign Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - London, United Kingdom
https://thestack.technology/foreign-offi...

Cyber attack on a payroll and accountancy company in the UK
Brookson Group - Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Warrington is a town in the northwest of England. It is located on the River Mersey between Manchester and Liverpool.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrewfah...

Ransomware at a snack producer in the UK
KP Snacks - Slough, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
https://www.conveniencestore.co.uk/your-...

Ransomware at double glazing supplier in England
Safestyle UK - Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ransomware at a wallpaper manufacturer in the UK
Graham & Brown Ltd - Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/ne...

Cyber attack on a construction company in the UK
Caledonian Modular - Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
The already struggling company went into insolvency 12 days later, the cyberattack contributed.
https://www.building.co.uk/news/caledoni...


Cyber attack on a major insurance company in the United Kingdom and in Ireland
Aon plc - London, United Kingdom
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...


Cyberattack on the Ukrainian Embassy in London
Ukrainian Embassy - London, United Kingdom
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/157456...

Cyber attack on a law firm in the United Kingdom
Ward Hadaway - Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/ward-h...

Cyber attack on a law firm in the United Kingdom
The Ince Group plc - London, United Kingdom
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-ne...

Cyber attack on a recruitment portal of the UK's Ministry of Defense
London, United Kingdom
https://techmonitor.ai/technology/cybers...

Cyber attack on a charity in Scotland
Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) - Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
https://www.samh.org.uk/about-us/news-an...

Rail company in the UK affected by cyber attack
Trenitalia c2c Limited - London, United Kingdom
Presumably a consequence of the cyber attack on the parent company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane.
https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-ne...

Cyberattack on a university in Edinburgh, UK
Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edi...

Ransomware at a toys and crafts chain in the UK
The Works - Birmingham, United Kingdom
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-609936...

DDoS attack on a crypto currency platform
Currency.com - London, United Kingdom
The attack came shortly after the platform announced that it would no longer serve customers from Russia.
https://www.accesswire.com/697718/Curren...

Cyber attack on a provider of online greeting cards in the UK
funkypigeon.com Limited - Bristol, England, United Kingdom
https://www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Cyber attack on a bar association in England
General Council of the Bar (GCB) - London, United Kingdom
https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/u...

Cyber attack on a college in the UK
Carmel College - St Helens, North West England, Merseyside, United Kingdom
https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2014...

DDoS attack on the website of the Port of London
Port of London Authority (PLA) - London, United Kingdom
https://techmonitor.ai/technology/cybers...

Cyberattack on a school in England
The De Montfort School - Evesham, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
https://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/20...

Cyber attack on a law firm in England
Nelsons - Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/de...

Cyber attack on a logistics company in the UK
Yodel Delivery Network Ltd. - Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, United Kingdom
https://www.yodel.co.uk/help-centre/deli...

Cyber attack on a housing association in London
Clarion Housing Association Ltd. - London, United Kingdom
https://www.myclarionhousing.com/my-comm...

Food company in the UK affected by cyber attack
Wiltshire Farm Foods / apetito Ltd. - Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wilt...
Industries
Industry | May contain |
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Construction | |
Consumer Goods | |
Education | Schools, secondary schools, high schools, vocational training, vocational schools, community colleges |
Finance | Banks, crypto platforms, insurance companies, insurance brokers |
Food | |
Government | National and state government, government authorities |
Legal | Lawyers, law firms, courts, judicial authorities |
Logistics | |
Military | Army, Air Force, Navy |
Production | |
Public sector | Authorities, government offices, city halls, municipal administrations, local and regional governments, school boards |
Real estate | |
Retail | |
Service provider | |
Social welfare | |
Transportation | Mass transit, public transport, railroads, air transport, airlines, airports, shipping companies, ports, logistics, forwarding agencies |
Universities | Universities, colleges, universities of applied sciences, institutes |
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