Today In Data: 2016 Hacking Of UK Firms

Companies from around the world have the probability of getting hacked at any time regardless of the security measures put in place.

According to the British Chamber of Commerce, quite a few cyberattacks occurred last year.

Here are the numbers:

20 percent | Percentage of U.K. businesses hacked in 2016

24 percent | Percentage of U.K. businesses reporting to have anti-hacking security in place

42 percent | Percentage of big businesses that have been hacked in the U.K.

18 percent | Percentage of small businesses that have been hacked in the U.K.

15,000 | Number of U.K. people who have had financial information stolen