
UK meat firms hit by cyber attacks after hackers target supermarket freezers as NCSC warns of AI-boosted threat
Agency says national impact 'minimal' so far but warns ransomware hackers are 'highly likely' to use AI by 2028
UK meat processing firms have been hit by cyber attacks after hackers targeted supermarket freezers across Europe. The National Cyber Security Centre said it had worked through the night to alert vulnerable British firms and warned of a real prospect of AI-boosted attacks on critical infrastructure in the next two years.