# UK cyber agency warns AI-powered ransomware likely to hit critical infrastructure by 2028

> Original title: AI-powered malware ‘highly likely’ to be used to hack UK infrastructure by 2028

- Source: The Guardian · AI
- Published: 2026-11-03T00:01:32.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/gumgytkqi7qgqc1yrz580ktn4
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/03/ai-powered-malware-artificial-intelligence-hacking-critical-uk-infrastructure

## Summary

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre says it is "highly likely" that AI-powered malware will be used in a ransomware attack on UK critical national infrastructure by 2028. Its annual review also warns that Russia and China will start using AI "routinely" in cyber-attacks. AI could help attackers scout targets, find network weaknesses and write malicious code, the agency says.