5 Countries With Most Cyber Crime In The World

2. United Kingdom

Number of Victims in 2022: 284,291

In 2022, cybercrime posed a significant financial burden on UK businesses, with an average cost of £4,200 per business. The overall impact of cybercrime on the UK economy is estimated to be £27 billion annually, with a substantial portion attributed to businesses. Surprisingly, only 15% of UK businesses have a formal cybersecurity incident management plan in place, indicating a lack of preparedness for cyber threats among many businesses. One prevalent form of cybercrime in the UK is fraud, which resulted in a £1.3 billion loss in 2020. Notably, online shopping fraud accounted for a significant portion of this total, with victims collectively losing £63.8 million in the same year. In addition to fraud, there were 2.3 million reported cases of computer misuse, over 1 million incidents involving unauthorized access to personal information, and more than 400,000 reported instances of fraud and computer misuse in the UK.