UK cyber agency warns AI malware likely to hit critical infrastructure by 2028
Briefing by News4U · First published
The UK National Cyber Security Centre warned that AI-powered malware is highly likely to be used in ransomware attacks on critical national infrastructure such as power stations, airports and hospitals by 2028, and that Russia and China will start using AI routinely in cyber-attacks. NCSC chief executive Richard Horne will say in a speech that AI will unleash a wave of cyber incidents in the coming months and that communications networks used by the British military face persistent daily attacks, including from Russia. [1] [2]
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