UK to face AI-powered cyber attacks within two years, warns NCSC

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<p>The UK will face AI-powered attacks from nation-states and criminal groups targeting critical national infrastructure within two years.</p> <p>The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by hostile states and crime groups will increase the scale and speed of ransomware attacks, social engineering and the exploitation of vulnerabilities, according to an assessment published today.</p> <p>Russia and China will routinely use AI-powered cyber tools to achieve their geopolitical goals, according to an assessment by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ.</p> <p>The NCSC also…

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