Successful reported cyberattacks on UK utility companies surged by 586% from 2022 to 2023.

54% of utility operators who were targeted by cyberattacks suffered permanent corruption or destruction of data and systems.

Nearly 60% of attacks against utility operators were carried out by nation-state groups

62% of utility operators were targeted by cyberattacks in the past year.

38% of utility operators believed they had not been targeted by cyberattacks.

81% of cyberattacks on utilities compromise identity systems such as Active Directory, Entra ID, and Okta.

Of those utility operators targeted by cyberattacks in the past year, 80% were attacked multiple times.