MI5 tackling more state threats than during Cold War, warns intelligence chief
- MI5 head Sir Ken McCallum warned that state threats now equal terrorism in scale, noting that threats from foreign adversaries have "quadrupled" since the Cold War.
- Russia wages "hybrid warfare" while avoiding direct conflict, as Iran expands campaigns in the UK, resulting in over 50 arrests in the last year.
- In April, the UK terrorism threat level reached "severe" for the first time in five years, driven by Islamist groups like Al Qaeda and Islamic State alongside extreme right-wing extremism.
- Authorities deployed the 2023 National Security Act, now "in heavy use," to counter threats from China, Iran, and Russia, Sir Ken added.
- MI5 partnered with the AI Security Institute alongside GCHQ and M16 to counter extremist groups exploiting AI for bioweapons development, Sir Ken warned.
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Director of MI5, Ken McCallum, has warned, in an update collected by The Guardian, that the shift from extremist stances against immigration and Muslims to violence is the main trend detected by the Internal Intelligence Service over the past year.
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Artificial intelligence 'may lead terrorists to develop deadly biological weapons', MI5 chief warns
Artificial intelligence is “supercharging” the growth of threats against the UK and, in the wrong hands, could lead to criminals and terrorists using AI to develop biological weapons. The stark warning comes from the head of Britain’s security service. Sir Ken McCallum, Director General of MI5, delivered his latest assessment of the threats facing the UK, highlighting the dangers of AI, saying: “AI is already supercharging the cybersecurity cont…
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