UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has recorded 5.4 million cyber attacks this year, a sixfold increase from last year. Of these, significant numbers comprised phishing and malware attacks aimed at stealing sensitive data and damaging systems. Experts, including Rick Boyce from AND Digital, highlight the increasing sophistication of threats tied to AI advancements. The attacks, attributed to potential state-sponsored groups like Russia, focus on valuable intellectual property, raising concerns about national security and infrastructure vulnerability. Accurate assessment of these threats remains complicated due to varying reporting periods.
These extensive incidents underline the severity of the threat facing public and private sector organisations on a daily basis.
The emergence of AI is seeing new threats and attacks emerge at a pace we've never seen before.
The attackers appear to be hoping to steal valuable intellectual property and damage UK infrastructure.
Intellectual property in particular has become a key target for state-sponsored threat groups.
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