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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
David Hughes

‘Broader and deeper’ online risk to UK from criminals and state-backed hackers

The GCHQ building in Cheltenham (GCHQ) - (PA Media)

The UK’s reliance on technology across government, businesses and people’s personal lives has left us more vulnerable to potentially devastating online attacks, the head of the cyber security agency warned.

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) chief Richard Horne said the threat was “getting broader and in some parts deeper”, with online criminals and state-backed hackers from countries such as Russia and China looking to exploit vulnerabilities.

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