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UK warns AI ransomware attack on infrastructure 'highly likely' by 2028
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Fusion42 · 3 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre warns that AI-powered malware is highly likely to be used in ransomware attacks against UK critical national infrastructure by 2028, with AI increasing the scale and efficiency of cyber threats from both criminal and state actors.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Security Infrastructure, and 2 sources have reported it.
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You face rising risk from AI-powered ransomware targeting UK infrastructure that demands urgent cyber defences upgrade. State actors and criminals will speed up attacks, so strengthen your security now or risk being an early victim.
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