UK watchdog tightens cyber incident reporting rules as attacks surge

March 18, 2026 6:41 AM EDT

Signage is seen for the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority), the UK's financial regulatory body, at their head offices in London, Britain March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville

March ‌18 (Reuters) - Britain's ​finance ​regulator confirmed new ‌incident and third-party reporting ⁠rules on ‌Wednesday, giving firms ‌12 months to prepare for clearer ​requirements aimed at strengthening ⁠resilience against cyber attacks ​and third-party disruptions.

The new rules, which ​take effect ‌on March 18, 2027, ⁠come after over 40% of ⁠cyber incidents reported to ​the Financial Conduct Authority in 2025 involved ‌a third party, including high-profile ‌outages ⁠at Cloudflare ‌and AWS.

(Reporting ​by Yamini Kalia in ‌Bengaluru)



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