Guidance

Where to Report a Cyber Incident

Find out where to report a cyber incident in the UK, Isle of Man or Channel Islands.

From:
National Cyber Security Centre
Published
13 May 2022

What is a cyber incident?

Cyber incidents can take many forms, such as denial of service, malware, ransomware or phishing attacks.

Types of activities that are commonly recognised as being a cyber incidents are:

  • breaches of a system바카라 사이트™s security policy that affects its integrity or availability
  • attempts to gain unauthorised access to a system or to data
  • changes to a system바카라 사이트™s firmware, software or hardware without the system owner바카라 사이트™s consent
  • malicious disruption or denial of service

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What you need to know

This service is provided by the . The NCSC is the UK바카라 사이트™s independent authority on cyber security, providing cyber incident response to the most critical incidents affecting the UK.

Information you give will not be shared with the Information Commissioner바카라 사이트™s Office (ICO)

You may need to report your incident with the ICO if there has been a breach of personal data. You can find out more by using the

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