Cyber attacks

Cyber-attack like OpenAI Medicare breach ‘seems likely’ in UK, says minister

The Guardian12 October 2026, 13:52 UTCUnited Kingdom

Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by AI agentUK politics live – latest updatesAn AI-driven cyber-attack like 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...

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