Some cyberattacks on British businesses may have involved Russian state-backed hackers

ITVJoel reports that Microsoft President Brad Smith believes some disruptive cyberattacks on British businesses, including M&S, Co-op and JLR, originated in Russia and involved state-backed hackers. Smith says Britain has seen a “surge” in cyberattacks and believes Russia is now probably the most serious cyber threat facing the UK and Europe. He says some hackers work for Russian government agencies by day, then use state-provided tools for criminal attacks in their spare time.