AI-powered malware ‘highly likely’ to be used to hack UK infrastructure by 2028

The short version

The NCSC warns that AI-driven malware could target the UK's critical infrastructure by 2028, predicting regular use by adversaries like Russia and China.

Key takeaways

• AI will enhance ransomware threats to UK infrastructure.
• Critical sectors include healthcare, energy, and transport.
• NCSC anticipates a rise in cyber incidents imminently.

Overall sentiment

The report highlights significant cyber threats to national security.

AI classification of the article’s tone. Coverage is based on NCSC's warnings about AI in cyber-attacks.

Sources cited by the article

• ransomware victims ↗
• Royal Mail ↗
• various public bodies, including councils ↗
• government urged Britons ↗
• critical weakness in PHP ↗
• recent cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges in Europe ↗
• AI (artificial intelligence) ↗
• Malware ↗

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