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UK cyber breach survey bolsters call for legal reform
In April 2026, the Government released its the results of the annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey, showing 43% of businesses and 28% of charities had suffered a cyber breach in 2026. ITBrief covered our response to the results.
CYBERUK ’26: UK lagging on legal protections for cyber pros
Ahead of CYBERUK conference, the CyberUp Campaign for reform of the UK's hacking laws urges the government to keep focus, and proposes a four-pillar framework that would protect cyber professionals from prosecution.
Over 40% of UK Businesses Faced Cybersecurity Breaches in 2024
The campaign provided a reactive quote to the Independent for its coverage of the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025, which ran alongside comment from the AI MInister Feryal Clark. We also received several hits from regional newspapers following this coverage from the Press Association.
£80m warning issued to Christmas shoppers in December and January
The campaign provided a comment on a Sunday Express story revealing the potential cost of fraud and cybercrime over the 2024 Christmas period.
Cyber in King’s Speech
The CyberUp Campaign’s quote in response to the introduction of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill in the King’s Speech was featured in a story on Professional Security Magazine Online.
Campaign urges UK cyber law reform to back researchers
Security Brief covered the launch of CyberUp’s international comparisons report, which highlights how other countries have updated their legislation to protect cyber researchers.
Previous Years
UK Home Office’s new vulnerability reporting mechanism leaves researchers open to prosecution
The Record reported on the Home Office’s new vulnerability disclosure policy, which could leave ethical hackers open to prosecution under the Computer Misuse Act, and featured a quote from the Campaign.
The Data Bill: It’s time to cyber up
We are very grateful to Lord Chris Holmes, one of our key parliamentary supporters, for penning an article in Computer Weekly setting out why the Computer Misuse Act must be updated and how his amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill would have achieved this.
Latest attempt to override UK’s outdated hacking law stalls
An article by Computer Weekly on the progress of Lord Holmes’s amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill featured a quote from the Campaign in response to the Government’s decision not to take up the amendment.
This Year
Riformare il Computer Misuse Act: proteggere i professionisti della cyber sicurezza
Think (Italy) also covered the launch of our international comparisons report (in Italian), demonstrating the international interest in this issue.
Four in 10 UK businesses hit by cyber attack or breach in the last year
Infosecurity Magazine’s coverage of the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025 also featured our reactive quote noting that the ‘Calls for Legal Reform Grow Louder.’
UK Labour Introduces Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
The CyberUp Campaign’s quote in response to the introduction of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill in the King’s Speech was featured in a story on Bank Info Security.
UK Cyber Bill teases mandatory ransomware reporting
The CyberUp Campaign’s quote in response to the introduction of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill in the King’s Speech was featured in a story on Computer Weekly.
Campaigners call for evidence to reform UK cyber laws
The launch of our annual industry survey was picked up by Computer Weekly in a story which also outlines the historic efforts of our campaign to achieve an update the CMA.
Proposed UK White Hat Legal Shield Fails in House of Lords
Data Breach Today covered the Campaign’s quote in response to the Government’s decision not to take up Lord Holmes’s amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill
Computer Misuse Act Reform gains traction in Parliament
The campaign’s response to Lord Holmes tabling an amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill to update the CMA was featured in a story on Computer Weekly.
CyberUp makes top 10 cyber security stories of 2024
The launch of our annual industry made Computer Weekly’s top 10 cyber stories of 2024, and outlined the historic efforts of our campaign to achieve an update the CMA.
UK Government Weighs Review of Computer Misuse Act to Combat Cybercrime
The CyberUp Campaign was mentioned in In coverage of Security Minister Dan Jarvis’s comments that the Government is “considering all options” to curb cybercrime, including reviewing the CMA.
Vallance rejects latest charge to reform UK hacking laws
Computer Weekly provided coverage of Lord Holmes’s amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill, which proposed to update the Computer Misuse Act with a statutory defence. Lord Holmes was asked to withdraw his amendment by Science Minister Lord Vallance
UK government pledges to rewrite Computer Misuse Act
The campaign issued a reactive quote to the news that the Government is looking at introducing a statutory defence to the Computer Misuse Act to protect vulnerability researchers, which was quoted in Computer Weekly’s coverage of the news.
UK Government Considers Computer Misuse Act Revision
Data Breach Today covered the campaign’s reaction to the Security Minister’s announcement on introducing a statutory defence to the Computer Misuse Act
Government to reform Computer Misuse Act
Computing online magazine mentioned the campaign in their coverage of the announcement by the security Minister that the Government is looking at introducing a statutory defence to the Computer Misuse Act.
UK government pledges to rewrite Computer Misuse Act
The campaign issued a reactive quote to the news that the Government is looking at introducing a statutory defence to the Computer Misuse Act to protect vulnerability researchers, which was quoted in World of Software’s coverage of the news.
Game-Changing Victory: UK Government Commits to Statutory Defence for Security Researchers
Compliance Hub Wiki covered our quote on the Security Minister’s announcement that the Government is looking at introducing a statutory defence in the Computer Misuse Act to protect vulnerability researchers from prosecution.
UK Computer Misuse Act: Rewrite Plans & What Changes to Expect
World Today Journal covered our quote in response to the Security MInister’s announcement that the Government is looking at introducing a statutory defence to the Computer Misuse Act to protect vulnerability researchers from prosecution.