UK witness 50% spike in cyberattacks as top firms targeted

The UK has seen a significant increase in major cyberattacks by criminals and hostile states over the last year, the country’s cyber security agency said, following a spate of high-profile incidents targeting companies from Jaguar Land Rover to Marks and Spencer Group Plc.Britain’s National Cyber Security Center, part of its signals intelligence agency GCHQ, said it had dealt with 429 cyber incidents in the 12 months to the end of August. It categorized nearly half of those as “nationally significant,” mean ...