UK unmasks LockBit ransomware affiliate as high-ranking hacker in Russia state-backed cybercrime gang
TechCrunchSEP 30 2024
Speaking at the NATO Cyber Defence Conference on Monday, the UK's Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Pat McFadden, said Russia is waging a "hidden war" of cyberattacks against "a number of NATO members and partners."
He claimed Russia has targeted UK media, telecoms, political institutions, and energy infrastructure, adding that Moscow's Unit 29155 has attacked the "government services, financial services, transport systems, [and] energy and healthcare sectors of NATO members."
With the new use of artificial intelligence (AI), he further warned that Russia can turn off the lights for millions of people" in the UK, referring to its previous attacks on Ukraine's "mobile networks" and "air raid warning system."