Russia is targeting UK’s infrastructure and democracy, GCHQ head to say

Russia is relentlessly targeting Britain’s infrastructure and democracy while there is only a narrowing technological window to stay ahead of a fast-developing China, the head of the spy agency GCHQ will warn in a lecture on Wednesday.

Anne Keast-Butler, giving an inaugural annual lecture, will say that the UK is caught in a “new era of radical uncertainty” and that “the risk of miscalculation” is as high as she has ever seen it as hacker attacks from the two states continue.

The spy chief will particularly emphasise the wide-ranging threats posed by Russia, saying that Moscow is “relentlessly targeting critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains and public trust” in the UK.

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