By 2028, cyber-attacks using AI from China and Russia will become a daily occurrence, British intelligence agencies warn. The Financial Times. Britain is already experiencing artificial intelligence-driven cyber attacks from its adversaries and the speed and scale of these attacks will increase significantly over the next two years, intelligence agencies have warned. The National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC), part of the UK's signals intelligence agency GCHQ, said recent advances in artificial intelligence modeling were "transforming cyber operations", making it easier for attackers to identify vulnerabilities, select targets and carry out attacks more effectively. "By 2028, it is highly likely that China, Russia and other countries will routinely use AI-based cyber attacks to achieve their geopolitical goals, while the UK will face an increase in the scale and speed of sophisticated cyber attacks," the NCSC's annual cyber security review said. The Cyber ​​Security Agency also expects AI-based ransomware attacks targeting UK infrastructure to emerge over the next two years. China poses the "most sophisticated and persistent" cyber threat to the UK, according to the NCSC. At the same time, Russia is the "boldest" cyber threat, the report said, which also found that an attack on Poland's energy grid in December 2025, attributed to the cyber unit of Russian intelligence agencies, would have affected 500,000 civilians if successful.

By 2028, cyber-attacks using AI from China and Russia will become a daily occurrence, British intelligence agencies warn. The Financial Times. Britain is already experiencing artificial intelligence-driven cyber attacks from its adversaries and the speed and scale of these attacks will increase significantly over the next two years, intelligence agencies have warned. The National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC), part of the UK's signals intelligence agency GCHQ, said recent advances in artificial intelligence modeling were "transforming cyber operations", making it easier for attackers to identify vulnerabilities, select targets and carry out attacks more effectively. "By 2028, it is highly likely that China, Russia and other countries will routinely use AI-based cyber attacks to achieve their geopolitical goals, while the UK will face an increase in the scale and speed of sophisticated cyber attacks," the NCSC's annual cyber security review said. The Cyber ​​Security Agency also expects AI-based ransomware attacks targeting UK infrastructure to emerge over the next two years. China poses the "most sophisticated and persistent" cyber threat to the UK, according to the NCSC. At the same time, Russia is the "boldest" cyber threat, the report said, which also found that an attack on Poland's energy grid in December 2025, attributed to the cyber unit of Russian intelligence agencies, would have affected 500,000 civilians if successful.