NCSC warns of AI-powered ransomware attacks on UK critical infrastructure by 2028
Original title: Britain on notice: AI-powered ransomware attacks to arrive by 2028
NCSC predicts AI malware highly likely in future ransomware attacks on British critical infrastructure by 2028.
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns AI-powered malware is highly likely to feature in ransomware attacks on critical national infrastructure between now and 2028. The annual review and AI threat assessment allude to open-source AI security tools repurposed for nefarious use, such as ARTEX abused in attacks on 123 Reg and Microsoft 365. Pessimistic scenario envisions increased attack frequency with harder attribution due to AI adoption and possible Chinese supply of tools. NCSC also outlines Project DROMOS that uncovered hundreds of issues and Cyber Shield agentic defense system for future deployment.
Unconfirmed: China has likely played a role in supplying tools
- AI tools like ARTEX repurposed in attacks on 123 Reg and Microsoft 365
- Pessimistic 2028 scenario sees significant rise in cyberattacks with attribution challenges
- Project DROMOS uncovered hundreds of potential security issues in government code
- Cyber Shield agentic cyber defense system planned for staged delivery over five years
- CEO urges organizations to invest urgently in security starting with Cyber Essentials
- 1.Invest in security and resilience with urgency
- 2.Treat NCSC Cyber Essentials certification as starting point
- 3.Scale resilience efforts according to organizational size, complexity and risk
- Products
- ARTEXMicrosoft 365
- Organizations
- 123 Reg
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