cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/44099790
Here is the UK Intel report: UK experiencing four 'nationally significant' cyber attacks every week
The UK’s cyber security agency has issued a stark warning regarding a record surge in serious online attacks, attributing the "significant threat" to Chinese and Russian hackers.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a division of GCHQ, reported a 50 per cent increase in "highly significant" incidents over the year ending August. This rise underscores the tangible impact of cyberattacks, as evidenced by breaches affecting major British brands such as Marks and Spencer, Co-op, and Jaguar Land Rover.
As well as online criminals launching ransomware attacks to demand money from firms or individuals, the UK is also targeted by hostile states – either directly or through groups operating at arms-length from the authorities in Beijing, Moscow, Tehran and Pyongyang.
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– China is a “highly sophisticated and capable threat actor, targeting a wide range of sectors and institutions across the globe, including the UK”.
– Russia is a “capable and irresponsible threat actor in cyberspace”, while pro-Moscow “hacktivist” groups operating outside formal state control are seeking to target the UK, Europe, US, and other Nato countries in retaliation for Western support for Ukraine and Israel.
– Iran’s activity has largely been focused in the Middle East but the NCSC assesses it is “highly likely” that UK entities could be potential targets for Tehran-linked hackers, following a US warning that Iranian state-sponsored or affiliated cyber activity could threaten critical infrastructure.
– North Korea’s “prolific and capable” hacking activity mainly seeks to raise revenue, to collect intelligence and to offset the impact of international sanctions, while undercover IT workers from Kim Jong Un’s country are “almost certainly” targeting UK firms by posing as third-country freelance staff.
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