‘Nationally significant’ cyber attacks double since last year, security chief warns

Richard Horne, chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, said the number of nationally significant cyber attacks had doubled on last year (PA) - (PA Wire)

The number of “nationally significant” cyber attacks in the last eight months has doubled on the same period a year ago, a security chief has warned.

Richard Horne, chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, said that the agency had dealt with 200 incidents since September 2024, including twice as many causing widespread disruption as the same period last year.