ONS: cyber crime against businesses rose more than 60 per cent in 2017

Tom Allen
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Attacks like WannaCry meant that virus outbreaks more than doubled

Businesses are now more at risk from cyber crime than consumers, according to data collated by the Office for National Statistics. The ONS gathers its data, which it has now released in its annu...

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