The Latest Breaking News from the National Cyber Security Centre

China and Russia posing ‘significant threat’ to UK after record surge in online attacks

Attacks on household names including Marks and Spencer, Co-op and Jaguar Land Rover

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025

AI will ‘pain whole swathe of UK economy before providing net benefit’

The greatest AI-driven cyber threat is its ability to find weak spots in digital spaces, the CTO of the National Cyber Security Centre has said.

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025

Hackers steal children's names, pictures and addresses from nursery chain with 18 branches in London

Jonathon Ellison, from the National Cyber Security Centre described the hack as ‘deeply distressing’

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025

Legal aid hack: data from hundreds of thousands of people accessed, says MoJ

Data including criminal records downloaded in ‘significant’ cyber-attack at Legal Aid Agency in April, ministry confirms

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025

Solicitors criticise ‘antiquated’ Legal Aid Agency IT system after cyber attack

Details including criminal records, dates of birth, national insurance numbers and payment information may have been stolen in the attack.

Evening Standard · May 19, 2025

Legal aid hack: Names, financial details and criminal histories compromised in cyberattack, Ministry of Justice says

The cyberattackers claimed 2.1 million pieces of customer data had been stolen from the Legal Aid Agency

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Cyber attack on Legal Aid Agency exposed ‘significant amount’ of applicant data

The group that carried out the attack has claimed it accessed 2.1 million pieces of data but the Ministry of Justice has not verified that figure.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Government to roll out passwords replacement on Gov.UK to boost cyber security

The National Cyber Security Centre said moving to digital passkeys to log on to Gov.UK was a vital step in making the tech more ubiquitous.

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

‘Nationally significant’ cyber attacks double since last year, security chief warns

Richard Horne, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, said that the agency had dealt with 200 incidents overall since September 2024.

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

M&S hackers tricked IT help desk workers to access company systems, says report

The cyberattack by hackers from the Scattered Spider network saw M&S lose millions of pounds

The Independent UK · May 5, 2025