UK Cyber Attacks Climb 34% as Ransomware Leadership Shifts, Check Point Research Reveals
Check Point data shows UK organisations faced 1,589 weekly attacks in June 2026 — a 34% YoY spike outpacing global trends, with ransomware ecosystem leadership fragmenting post-LockBit.
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UK organisations faced an average of 1,589 cyber attacks per week in June 2026, a 34% increase compared with the same month last year, according to new threat intelligence from Check Point Research, the intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies. The UK figure outpaces the global trend line. Worldwide, organisations experienced an average of […] The post UK Cyber Attacks Climb 34% as Ransomware Leadership Shifts, Check Point Research Reveals appeared first on IT Security Guru .
Editorial Analysis
The UK attack surge and ransomware leadership shifts signal a more volatile, unpredictable threat landscape for European enterprises with cross-border operations.
Brief UK-facing business units on the elevated threat level and validate that ransomware playbooks reflect the current fragmented actor landscape.
UK cyber attacks rose 34% year-over-year; enterprises with UK operations should verify incident-response readiness.
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