Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:52:55 GMT

Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial intelligence agentUK politics live – latest updatesAn AI-driven cyber-attack similar to the OpenAI breach of Australia’s healthcare system is likely, “if not inevitable”, in the UK, according to a senior minister.Kanishka Narayan, the UK AI minister, indicated that the British government’s own cyber defences would be bypassed by a technology that has developed highly sophisticated skills in cybersecurity. Continue reading...

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