4 Major UK CyberAttacks and the Year Isn’t Over Yet

In 2025 a series of severe ransomware attacks struck UK organisations—KNP (which ultimately collapsed after prolonged downtime), Jaguar Land Rover (factory production stopped for weeks), Marks & Spencer (in-store payments disabled and e-commerce offline for months), and the Co-op (mitigated impact due to preparedness). The report highlights operational disruption, supply-chain ripple effects, the importance of incident response planning, password hygiene, and treating cybersecurity as core business resilience.