Global accounting firm KPMG says cybercrime is a growing issue in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island.
The firm says a survey of 700 Canadian businesses conducted last month revealed that more than half of those in Vancouver and on the island had been hit by cyberattacks in the last year.
It surveyed 73 small and mid-sized firms in the region, all with annual revenues exceeding than $10 million.
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