Russia-aligned hackers are attempting to damage or destroy the U.K.’s critical national infrastructure, a top British government official is expected to warn on Wednesday.
The hackers, who are working for organizations similar in structure to the Wagner group, a private Russian militia, have turned their attention to the U.K. in recent months and pose a threat to businesses, according to Oliver Dowden, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, one of the highest ranking ministers in the government’s Cabinet Office.
“These adversaries are ideologically motivated, rather than financially motivated,” according to prepared remarks that Dowden is scheduled to deliver at a cybersecurity conference in Belfast, which were shared with reporters. “Disclosing this threat is not something we do lightly. But we believe it is necessary.”
