68 per cent of Brits have no idea how to report a cybercrime or illegal online behaviour, according to an analysis by Reboot Online.

The data, taken from the European Commission, finds that the UK ranked 13th in a list of the Europeans most unaware of how to report cybercrime.

Spain and Denmark came in joint first with 86 per cent lacking knowledge about how to report online crimes, while Romania closely followed at 84 per cent.

Overall, on average from all the assessed countries, 77 per cent of Europeans are clueless as to how they would report a cybercrime or any illegal online behaviour.

“As cybercrimes become more sophisticated and dangerous, we must become more vigilant to protect ourselves online. Taking small actions such as familiarising yourself with government backed cybercrime agencies/bodies and applying their recommended best practices to your online actions can play a monumental role in reducing the risk of you becoming a victim of cybercrime,” said Shai Aharony, co-founder, managing director, Reboot Online. “But this research also goes to show that these governmental cybercrime agencies/bodies need to better promote themselves to the public to make them aware of their role, operations, and support services when it comes to cybercrime.

He added: "Whilst unawareness on how to report cybercrime in some European countries is worse than others, an active drive by relevant cybercrime agencies/bodies to come out the shadows and educate the public on what protocols to follow in the event of a cybercrime will remedy this information disparity”.

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