UK faces the most state-sponsored cyberattacks in Europe as AI narrows the attack timeline from days to minutes
Pro Security UK faces the most state-sponsored cyberattacks in Europe as AI narrows the attack timeline from days to minutes News By Benedict Collins Published 1 October 2026 AI is helping attackers launch attacks, Microsoft warns When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Attackers no longer need to spend days mapping and planning an attack.But the points of entry haven’t changed much. Phishing attacks jumped globally from 7% to 23% of incident-response intrusions year-over-year, showing that humans remain as the weakest link despite AI helping defenders improve detection.
- ▪Pro Security UK faces the most state-sponsored cyberattacks in Europe as AI narrows the attack timeline from days to minutes News By Benedict Collins Published 1 October 2026 AI is helping attackers launch attacks, Microsoft warns When you
- ▪Attackers no longer need to spend days mapping and planning an attack.But the points of entry haven’t changed much.
- ▪Phishing attacks jumped globally from 7% to 23% of incident-response intrusions year-over-year, showing that humans remain as the weakest link despite AI helping defenders improve detection.
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Pro Security UK faces the most state-sponsored cyberattacks in Europe as AI narrows the attack timeline from days to minutes News By Benedict Collins Published 1 October 2026 AI is helping attackers launch attacks, Microsoft warns When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter New Microsoft report shows cyber activity is increasing around the globeAI is reducing the timescale of attacks, but its also helping defenders detect intrusionsThe UK faces the most state-sponsored cyber activity in EuropeAs AI…
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