Hostile states behind three-quarters of attacks on Britain's critical infrastructure, cyber chief warns

2026-06-18T02:51:54Zaf58542ce295d4a9b60b3a2639e706a30e1cabad4113bb37cb10f243b7be1c21
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Multiple cybersecurity developments: the UK’s NCSC warns that hostile nation-states are responsible for roughly three-quarters of attacks on British critical infrastructure and are "prepositioning" access across sectors; the EU has granted Ukraine access to its pre-approved cybersecurity incident-response reserve to help with major attacks as integration continues; U.S. lawmakers (Sen. Warner) warned of planned CISA budget/staffing cuts and urged DHS to prioritize CISA and fund the MS-ISAC; India ordered a nationwide Telegram restriction ahead of a major exam, prompting legal challenge; and se

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