GCHQ

UK Warns AI-Driven Cyberattacks Could Target Critical Infrastructure by 2028

Britain’s cyber defence leadership is warning that artificial intelligence is likely to accelerate hostile attacks on critical infrastructure within the next few years, with state-linked actors expected to use AI to scale, automate and refine intrusion attempts by 2028. The assessment underscores a widening risk to energy, transport, communications and finance, and adds a fresh layer of uncertainty for global markets already sensitive to operational outages and digital-system failures.