The NCSC has been engaging with sectors directly in response to this recent targeting and is now sharing this advisory to support national resilience efforts.
For some time, the NCSC has been warning about a broader pattern of disruptive cyber activity carried out by state and non-state actors affecting organisations in both critical national infrastructure (CNI) and non-CNI sectors.
Against the backdrop of technology-enabled uplifts in cyber capability and increased geopolitical instability, the NCSC assesses that the threat from state use of offensive cyber, including outside of conflict, has almost certainly increased.
As a result of this wider context, it is essential that all organisations take action now given the developing threat picture.
