UK Spy Chief: Britain Battles 1,000 Cyber Attacks Every Month
A British top spy chief has revealed how the nation is engaged in a cyber war with terrorists, organized criminals and enemy states.
In the first public speech by the head of the intelligence agency, Iain Lobban described the threat to the British critical national infrastructure as “real and credible,” according to The Sun.
Worms targeting government systems have already caused significant disruption, he added, and Internet crime is costing the nation “well into the billions.”
There are more than 20,000 malicious emails on British government networks a month, 1,000 of which are deliberately targeting them, according to Lobban. The monthly rate of attacks to steal government secrets or intellectual property equates to one every 90 minutes. The cyber threat also “goes to the heart of our economic well-being and national interest,” he said.
The spy chief also confirmed nation states have cyber attacked other countries, including Britain. He urged private industry telecoms and software firms to work with government to fight the threat.
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