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Russia plotting to use AI to enhance cyber-attacks against UK, minister will warn | Russia could knock out the UK’s electricity grid

Pat McFadden will tell a Nato conference on Monday that Russia could knock out the UK’s electricity grid

Russia and other adversaries of the UK are trying to use artificial intelligence to enhance cyber-attacks against the nation’s infrastructure, the cabinet minister Pat McFadden will warn at a Nato conference in London on Monday. Over the past year, Russia’s criminals and hackers have “stepped up their attacks” against the UK, he will add, and targeted other Nato allies who have been supporting Ukraine with military aid as it tries to fight off Russian aggression. Last week, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, went further and directly threatened countries including the UK, which allowed Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles on targets inside Russia.

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