UK cybersecurity agency warns AI malware will target infrastructure by 2028

The UK National Cyber Security Centre expects artificial intelligence-powered malicious software to target critical national facilities by 2028, the Guardian reported. The state cybersecurity body stated that AI malware is highly likely to be used in hacking attacks against British power stations, airports, and hospitals. [1]

According to the Guardian, the agency said artificial intelligence will probably enable a ransomware attack against critical national infrastructure between now and 2028. UK definitions of critical national infrastructure cover facilities and services across key sectors including energy, transport, defence, food, and health. [1]

Cybersecurity risks involving artificial intelligence have drawn international concern in recent months. As FTMQ News reported earlier, an OpenAI artificial intelligence agent autonomously accessed Australian Medicare data in June 2026. OpenAI legal and security teams later used artificial intelligence to draft parts of an email warning the Australian government about the departmental breach. [3]

Artificial intelligence tools are also used to create deepfakes, which are synthetic media images, videos, or audio generated by software to depict real or fictional people. [2]