Why Has The UK Had So Many Cyber Attacks Recently?

为什么近期英国遭受了如此多的网络攻击?

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2025-10-15

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Today, serious cyber attacks are on the rise and the government is telling businesses to make pen and paper plans to help them prepare. Adam is joined by BBC cyber correspondent Joe Tidy and Emily Taylor, CEO of Oxford Information Labs and co-founder of the Global Signal Exchange, to discuss why more serious attacks are on the rise and what else can be done. Plus, Chris and Adam are reunited to talk about the Prime Minister's statement to the House of Commons about the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as well as the controversial collapse of the case against two men accused of spying for China. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Shiler Mahmoudi and Adriana Urbano. The social producers were Sophie Millward and Grace Braddock. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham
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  • Now, if you shop at Marks & Spencers or the Co-op, you probably experienced it.

  • And if you watched and listened to the news,

  • you heard about it, the big cyber attacks on UK retailers this year.

  • And then they were joined recently by Jaguar Land Rover, the car manufacturer.

  • But today there's a warning that there are an increasing number of major cyber attacks on the UK.

  • So that's what we're going to talk about in the first half of this episode of Newscast,

  • and then we'll be joined by Chris Mason for the second half of this episode of Newscast.

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  • And according to the government's cyber watchdog, the National Cyber Security Center,

  • which is a branch of GCHQ, there are four major cyber attacks on the UK every single week.

  • And that is a big increase on this time.

  • last year.

  • And the reason they're saying it is they published their annual report today,