Versions :12345Live>
Snapshot 1:Mon, Nov 25, 2024 8:00:00 PM GMT last edited by Brian

UK Minister Warns of Russian AI Cyberattacks

Above: Pat McFadden, UK chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, at the UK Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Image copyright: Hollie Adams/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Facts

  • 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."


Sign up to our daily newsletter