areas for cybercrime, affecting thousands of Brits.In 2021, the NFIB Fraud and Cyber Crime Dashboard recorded 445,377 reports of cybercrime in the country.
A total of 382,776 cases were reported by individuals, while the remaining 60,111 were flagged by businesses.Cyber attacks can be easy to fall for as people respond to unsuspecting emails, without realising they are suspicious.
Hackers can also target people in business by trying to get their bank details or disrupt the daily life of their victims.Some areas have been affected far worse than others, with cybercriminals choosing to focus on come areas of the UK, according to research done by the personal finance experts at Ocean Finance.So which are the worst affected by cybercrime?The worst place for cybercrime in the UK is Wales, according to research from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to all UK police forces.The shocking data, measured by the amount of money lost, says victims in Wales lost a whopping £4.2million in total in 2021.
This is around one-third of the total of £12.5mil.From cases 1,267 cases, Welsh victims lost an average of £3,314 per attack.
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