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AI minister warns 'likely' UK's cyber defences will be breached

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Mara Reyes · Senior Correspondent · 2026-10-15 · 3 min read

Count: 1 The 2 UK’s 3 AI 4 minister 5 has 6 warned 7 that 8 it 9 is 10 “likely” 11 the 12 country’s 13 cyber 14 defences 15 will 16 eventually 17 be 18 breached, 19 as 20 attackers 21 grow 22 more 23 sophisticated 24 and 25 persistent. 26 Kanishka 27 Narayan 28 said 29 governments, 30 businesses 31 and 32 public 33 bodies 34 must 3

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