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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
James C. Reynolds

Russia could be behind cyber attacks on British businesses like M&S, Nato general warns

Russia could be behind devastating cyber attacks on British soil amid an escalating campaign of hybrid attacks against Europe, Nato’s head of cyber operations has warned.

Brigadier General Ümit Ersoy told The Times that the Kremlin could be aiding ransomware groups in costly attacks on businesses like Marks and Spencer and Jaguar, which were hit hard by elusive groups of young hackers earlier this year.

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