NCSC CEO: Hostile states linked to three-quarters of cyber attacks affecting UK’s critical systems
The NCSC said it managed more than 200 cyber incidents affecting UK critical national infrastructure and its supporting ecosystem in the year to May 2026, with around three-quarters believed to be linked to hostile state actors. The agency warned that essential services remain a target for increasingly capable adversaries.
National Cyber Security CentreSource published
Why this matters
Prepared Base view: Cyber resilience can become household resilience very quickly when attacks affect energy, communications, transport, payments or other essential services. The useful response is practical redundancy, not panic.
What you can do
Protect important accounts with two-step verification, keep paper copies of key phone numbers, maintain some cash and offline information for short disruptions, and have alternative ways to receive news if normal online services fail.
