AI-powered cyber threats escalating globally, warns UK spy chief

Britain's chief cyber intelligence officer, Anne Keast-Butler, has raised alarm over artificial intelligence being weaponized for cyber attacks threatening national security worldwide. She emphasizes that nations exist in an undefined space between peace and war due to escalating digital threats. Russia is actively targeting critical infrastructure and democratic institutions, necessitating urgent coordination among allied nations to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and counter evolving AI-driven threats effectively. Source: Reuters.