{
 "title": "UK SME Cyber Attacks 2026: The Real Frequency & Cost",
 "url": "https://www.servnetuk.com/research/uk-sme-cyber-attack-dataset-2026",
 "publisher": "Servnet Research",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0 — free to reuse with attribution",
 "collected": "2026-08-15",
 "records": [
  {
   "metric": "UK businesses with a breach or attack in last 12 months (2025/2026 survey period)",
   "value": "43%",
   "source": "GOV.UK"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Estimated UK businesses affected in last 12 months",
   "value": "612,000 businesses",
   "source": "GOV.UK"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Businesses experiencing phishing",
   "value": "38%",
   "source": "GOV.UK"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Phishing as the most disruptive type among affected businesses",
   "value": "69%",
   "source": "GOV.UK"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Businesses reporting phishing only",
   "value": "51%",
   "source": "GOV.UK"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Median perceived cost of cyber-facilitated fraud",
   "value": "£500",
   "source": "GOV.UK"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Most reported cyber-facilitated fraud cost range (25th to 75th percentile)",
   "value": "£150 to £5,000",
   "source": "GOV.UK"
  },
  {
   "metric": "AMVIA SME sample size",
   "value": "1,200 businesses",
   "source": "AMVIA"
  },
  {
   "metric": "AMVIA target company size",
   "value": "10 to 250 employees",
   "source": "AMVIA"
  },
  {
   "metric": "AMVIA reported breach incidence",
   "value": "Two-thirds hit in 2025",
   "source": "AMVIA"
  }
 ]
}