New research by commercial insurer NFU Mutual has shown almost 80 per cent of people surveyed have been hit by cyber crime.
And nearly a third of that figure (31 per cent) say they have fallen victim in the past six months.
The study found the most common types of cyber crime are customer fraud (40 per cent), followed by data theft or breaches (35 per cent) and phishing scams (33 per cent).
More than a third of retailers (36 per cent) said that cyber-attacks were their most pressing concern in the current climate.
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