GCHQ chief reports 'disturbing' cyber-attacks on UK - 0 views
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P Krolak on 01 Nov 11yber attacks on the UK are at "disturbing" levels, according to the director of Britain's biggest intelligence agency. Government computers, along with defence, technology and engineering firms' designs have been targeted, Iain Lobban, the head of GCHQ, has said. China and Russia are thought to be among the worst culprits involved in cyber attacks. On Tuesday, the government hosts a two-day conference on the issue. Foreign Secretary William Hague convened the London Conference on Cyberspace after criticism that ministers are failing to take the threat from cyberwarfare seriously enough.