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GCHQ warns Russia's hybrid attacks surge amid AI, China threat

5/27/2026

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GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler warned on May 27 at Bletchley Park that Britain faces a ‘moment of consequence’ as states act.
She said Russia is scaling daily hybrid activity against UK and infrastructure, elections, supply chains and public trust.
GCHQ is disrupting Russian smuggling of Western tech and defending the UK from cyber attacks.
It also counters sabotage and assassination plots and warns that AI advances and China competition heighten challenges.

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GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler warned on May 27 at Bletchley Park that Britain faces a ‘moment of consequence’ as states act.
She said Russia is scaling daily hybrid activity against UK and infrastructure, elections, supply chains and public trust.
GCHQ is disrupting Russian smuggling of Western tech and defending the UK from cyber attacks.
It also counters sabotage and assassination plots and warns that AI advances and China competition heighten challenges.