Overview The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has put a date on a threat that security teams across Europe have been bracing for. In its 2026 Annual Review, The State of the Cyber Nation, the agency assesses it is highly likely that AI-powered malware will be used in a ransomware attack on UK Critical National Infrastructure by 2028. That is not a distant, speculative scenario.
AI-Powered Ransomware Is Coming for UK Critical Infrastructure, and Europe Is Already the Testing Ground
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