Cyber attacks hit two-thirds of large U.K. businesses in 2015

The U.K. government's Cyber Breaches Survey 2016 found that two-thirds of large businesses in the nation were hit by a cyber attack in 2015, reported Chronicle Live.

The survey found that several of these breaches cost firms millions of pounds.

The most common attacks detected involved viruses, spyware or malware, the survey found.

"Too many firms are losing money, data and consumer confidence with the vast number of cyber attacks," said the country's Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey.

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