Russia is ready to launch a wave of cyber assaults on Britain – and may “turn the lights off for millions of people”, a minister will warn.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will inform a NATO convention subsequent week allies should “not underestimate” the risk Moscow poses in its “hidden war”.
Russia has focused British vitality infrastructure and “won’t think twice” about taking intention at companies, he’ll say, as a part of an try and degrade states supporting Ukraine.
“With a cyber attack, Russia can turn the lights off for millions of people. It can shut down the power grids,” he’ll say in remarks first reported by The Sunday Telegraph.
“Be in little doubt: the UK and others on this room are watching Russia.
“We know exactly what they are doing, and we are countering their attacks both publicly and behind the scenes.”
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Pat McFadden. Pic: PA
Britain has discovered from historical past that appeasing dictators in aggression in direction of neighbours “only encourages them”, he’ll add.
“That’s why we support Ukraine in its fight to decide its own destiny,” he’ll inform the NATO Cyber Defence Convention at Lancaster Home.
“Putin is a person who desires destruction, not peace. He’s attempting to discourage our assist for Ukraine along with his threats.
“He will not be successful.”
The risk is “real”, he’ll warn, and no person in NATO ought to underestimate Russia’s cyber risk.
Mr McFadden is anticipated to particularly name out Unit 29155, a Russian navy unit the federal government claims has been behind plenty of assaults within the UK and Europe.
“Unofficial hacktivists” indirectly below the Kremlin’s management “are allowed to act with impunity so long as they’re not working against Putin’s interests”, he’ll say.
It comes after South Korea, a NATO Indo-Pacific accomplice, was focused in response to its monitoring of the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia.
