Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 104600

Cybercrime

Tabled: 9 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal DemocratMaidenhead

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the cost of cyber attacks to the economy in 2025.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
In November 2025, the government published a set of independent research reports quantifying the impact of cyber attacks on the UK economy. These reports demonstrate the scale of the potential cost of cyber attacks to UK businesses, with KPMG’s report Eco...

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