Businesses and organisations in the UK must ramp up their cyber security defences after intelligence suggested a heightened risk of Russian state-sponsored attacks online.
An alert issued by the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which consists of the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US, warned that Moscow was exploring options for cyber attacks against critical organisations such as the NHS, nuclear power stations and the civil service.
According to the alert, hackers within the Russian government are seeking to engage in “malicious cyber activity” in response to the economic sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. There is also concern the hackers will target critical infrastructure in countries that have provided “material support” to Ukrainian forces.
