{"id":276839,"date":"2026-06-18T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/nation-state-rivals-linked-to-majority-of-consequential-attacks-targeting-critical-uk-sites\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T07:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:10:52","slug":"nation-state-rivals-linked-to-majority-of-consequential-attacks-targeting-critical-uk-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/nation-state-rivals-linked-to-majority-of-consequential-attacks-targeting-critical-uk-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation-state rivals linked to majority of consequential attacks targeting critical UK sites"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nation-state rivals linked to majority of consequential attacks targeting critical UK sites<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cybersecuritydive.com\/news\/nation-state-rivals-linked-to-majority-of-consequential-attacks-targeting-c\/823242\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-18 10:54:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cybersecuritydive.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The United Kingdom\u2019s top cybersecurity official warned that nation-state adversaries are believed to be behind the vast majority of the nation\u2019s most serious attacks targeting critical infrastructure over the past year.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In a speech Wednesday,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Richard Horne, CEO of the U.K.\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre, said state actors were suspected in about 75% of the 200 attacks against critical sites that it responded to over a 12-month period ending in May.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Horne said the U.K. needs to rethink cybersecurity in a way that moves it from a risk that can be managed to more of a contest that needs to be fought toward victory.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe stakes in cyber security could not be higher,\u201d Horne said <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>during the annual security lecture<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> before the Royal United Services Institute. \u201cIn cyberspace we are not preparing for tomorrow\u2019s conflicts. To some degree we are fighting them today.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The U.K. has made significant changes in how it views cyber risk over the past year. The country went through a series of catastrophic attacks in 2025, most notably the multi-week disruption of Jaguar Land Rover.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The attack <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>cost the U.K. economy about $2.5 billion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> as the automaker was forced to pause manufacturing for several weeks and send home thousands of workers from companies in JLR\u2019s extensive supply chain.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

U.K. authorities in January warned that <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>pro-Russia groups were targeting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> critical infrastructure providers and local government entities over the war in Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cloud services and telecommunication environments must be hardened, Horne said, and steps should be taken to disrupt hackers from embedding themselves within these systems. For example, the China-linked threat actor Volt Typhoon burrowed into U.S. critical infrastructure sites throughout 2024 in preparation for potential disruptive attacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Horne said corporate leaders and board members needed to gain a better understanding of exposures within their own…<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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