UK cyber chief says the UK will face AI cyberattacks on critical infrastructure by 2028
The warning says AI will make cyberattacks faster and cheaper, with hostile states likely to exploit long-standing weaknesses in UK networks.
- On Tuesday, the National Cyber Security Centre warned Britain faces AI-powered ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure by 2028, with chief executive Richard Horne noting China is "best positioned" to conduct such operations.
- Organizations have long "got away with doing tech on the cheap," Horne explained, leaving them vulnerable as AI now enables bad actors to exploit "preventable weaknesses" at an unimaginable scale.
- Malicious cyber activity costs Britain almost $20 billion annually, the NCSC reported, while security updates addressed flaws affecting 70% of websites globally and a 2025 attack on Jaguar Land Rover caused more than $260 million in losses.
- Anne Keast-Butler, director of GCHQ, urged every UK organization to take action immediately, stating "cybersecurity is now part of the front line defense of our nation."
- Russia and China will likely use AI to achieve geopolitical goals, as past incidents like the 2025 attack on Poland's energy grid demonstrated that 500,000 people could have lost electricity during winter.
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UK cyber chief says the UK will face AI cyberattacks on critical infrastructure by 2028
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Britain's cyber chief warns of AI cyberattacks on critical infrastructure by 2028
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