UK Households Told to Stockpile Food, Water and Medicines as Russia Cyber Attack Threat Grows

Britons Urged To Prepare Emergency Supplies As Government Warns Of Russia Cyber Attack Risk (Credit: AI-Generated Image Gemini)

The UK Government will urge households to keep emergency supplies of food, water and medicines as part of a new public information campaign aimed at helping people prepare for potential crises, including a Russian cyber attack. Ministers are expected to launch the campaign later this year, encouraging families to take simple steps to ensure they can cope if access to essential services is disrupted.

The move comes as worries continue to grow over cyber attacks targeting the UK's critical national infrastructure and warnings that Russia could pose a military threat to a NATO country within the coming years. Alongside the public campaign, the Government will stage a large scale national defence exercise next year to test how Whitehall would respond to a hostile 'hybrid' attack.