Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister

A senior British minister has warned that an AI-powered cyber-attack on the scale of the recent OpenAI breach in Australia could soon target the UK, calling such an incident "likely, if not inevitable." The government’s own cyber defenses may struggle to counter AI systems that have rapidly advanced in hacking capabilities. Concerns have been raised about the evolving threat landscape as artificial intelligence increasingly outpaces traditional security measures. The warning follows growing global apprehension over AI-driven cyber threats.

Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial intelligence agentUK politics live – latest updatesAn AI-driven cyber-attack similar to the OpenAI breach of Australia’s healthcare system is likely, “if not inevitable”, in the UK, according to a senior minister.Kanishka Narayan, the UK AI minister, indicated that the British government’s own cyber defences would be bypassed by a technology that has developed highly sophisticated skills in cybersecurity. Continue reading...