UK companies paid more than £ 200million in payments to hackers last year, mostly in cryptocurrency.

According to a July 31 British Times article, US consulting firm Emsisoft estimates that UK companies were attacked 5,000 times last year by hackers, and hackers demanded a ransom. According to the report, "This led to hackers paying over £ 210million, mostly in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin." Emsisoft also noted that the total payment could be higher because many companies did not announce that they paid the ransom. . The UK is estimated to be the sixth paying country in the world after France, Spain, Germany, Italy and the United States.