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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

UK’s offensive hacking unit takes on military opponents and terrorist groups

The National Cyber Force issued its first policy statement.
The National Cyber Force issued its first policy statement. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Media

Britain’s newly created offensive hacking unit, the National Cyber Force, has said it is engaged daily in operations to disrupt terrorist groups, distributors of child sexual abuse material and military opponents of the UK.

An official paper, Responsible Cyber Power in Practice, is the first policy statement from the body and is intended to describe how far the UK is prepared to fight back against growing organised online threats.

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